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FBI Director James Comey: "There is No Such Thing as Absolute Privacy in America"

posted by Fnord666 on Thursday March 16 2017, @09:39PM   Printer-friendly
from the compelling-truth dept.

Kromagv0 writes:

Last week FBI Director James Comey at the Boston College conference on cybersecurity stated:

There is no such thing as absolute privacy in America; there is no place outside of judicial reach,

While that quote in the article is taken out of context, it is even more disturbing when taken in context. The included video puts the quote in context where Comey is arguing against widespread access to strong encryption with the public. There are other quotes included as well that are just as disturbing, such as:

Even our communications with our spouses, with our clergy members, with our attorneys are not absolutely private in America... ...In appropriate circumstances, a judge can compel any one of us to testify in court about those very private communications.

Is this the "adult conversation" on encryption he was getting ready for last year?

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  • (Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Friday March 17 2017, @04:48AM

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Friday March 17 2017, @04:48AM (#480214) Homepage

    Surrender, lefty.

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