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NSA Chief Looks to Win Allies at Elite Tech Conference

posted by martyb on Wednesday October 21 2015, @03:46PM   Printer-friendly
from the trust-is-hard-won-and-easily-lost dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

The director of the US National Security Agency on Monday sought allies at an elite technology conference amid lingering distrust about widespread online snooping.

Admiral Michael Rogers, who heads US Cyber Command as well as directing the NSA, stated his case at the opening of a Wall Street Journal WSJDLive conference here.

"We increasingly live in an acrimonious environment where differences in perspective are made almost personal," Rogers said.

"Government is largely distrusted. We have got to work our way through things and find out how we are going to work together."

Rogers avoided being pinned down regarding whether he favored having US tech companies install "back doors" that intelligence agents could use to get into systems or devices.

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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday October 21 2015, @04:22PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday October 21 2015, @04:22PM (#252821) Journal

    "We have got to work our way through things and find out how we are going to work together."

    Just take a minute, and remember that "we" don't have to work together. "You" happen to be "our" employee. "You" work for "us". And, "we" don't like the job that "you" are doing.

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  • (Score: 2) by Snow on Wednesday October 21 2015, @05:26PM

    by Snow (1601) on Wednesday October 21 2015, @05:26PM (#252839) Journal

    You keep thinking that, surf.

    • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 21 2015, @05:49PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 21 2015, @05:49PM (#252848)

      Ca-ca-ca-ca-ca-catch the wave!

  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 21 2015, @08:15PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 21 2015, @08:15PM (#252898)

    "You" work for "us".

    +5 funny. No, they work for the multinational corporations and the 1% of the 1%.