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"We have an ongoing dialogue with a lot of tech companies in a variety of different areas," he [Rod Rosenstein] told Politico Pro. "There's some areas where they are cooperative with us. But on this particular issue of encryption, the tech companies are moving in the opposite direction. They're moving in favor of more and more warrant-proof encryption."
[...] In the interview, Rosenstein also said he "favors strong encryption."
"I favor strong encryption, because the stronger the encryption, the more secure data is against criminals who are trying to commit fraud," he explained. "And I'm in favor of that, because that means less business for us prosecuting cases of people who have stolen data and hacked into computer networks and done all sorts of damage. So I'm in favor of strong encryption."
[...] He later added that the claim that the "absolutist position" that strong encryption should be by definition, unbreakable, is "unreasonable."
[...] Rosenstein closed his interview by noting that he understands re-engineering encryption to accommodate government may make it weaker.
"And I think that's a legitimate issue that we can debate—how much risk are we willing to take in return for the reward?" he said.
(Score: 2) by RamiK on Saturday November 11 2017, @11:14PM (8 children)
https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=17/10/28/1946227 [soylentnews.org]
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(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 12 2017, @12:08AM (7 children)
RamiK, I've noticed your propensity to use a backslash whenever convention demands a [forward] slash.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 12 2017, @12:24AM (1 child)
He's a contrarian.
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Sunday November 12 2017, @08:48PM
At least he's not an Albigensian.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 12 2017, @12:28AM (1 child)
Maybe he just likes microsoft?
(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Sunday November 12 2017, @02:10AM
Yes, as first ac said, a contratrian.
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 3, Informative) by RamiK on Sunday November 12 2017, @10:30AM (2 children)
I alternate between 5 different (ANSI) keyboard languages that map the forwards slash through 3 different keys but keep the backwards slash at the same place.
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(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Sunday November 12 2017, @01:38PM (1 child)
That's a relief, I was afraid it had something to do with your filesystem preference.
🌻🌻 [google.com]
(Score: 4, Funny) by RamiK on Sunday November 12 2017, @09:28PM
Have no fear. I store all my files as embedded elements in RARed Word documents which I archive on my trusty FAT16 tape drives using the Dewey Decimal Classification to organize the folders.
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