SoylentNews is people
SoylentNews
Submitted via IRC for SoyCow1984
"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: 4, Insightful) by Azuma Hazuki on Saturday November 11 2017, @11:39PM (3 children)
This is end-stage political-power narcissism. This is when people start thinking they can rewrite reality to suit their ends. Fuck this guy.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Sunday November 12 2017, @12:26AM
And give him satisfaction? He doesn't worth it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 5, Funny) by NotSanguine on Sunday November 12 2017, @01:10AM
That reminds me of that old bit:
Joe the mailman is delivering mail on his last day before retirement. He goes to the Millers' door and is depositing mail into the mail slot when Mrs. Miller comes to the door in a skimpy negligee.
She invites Joe in, takes him upstairs and gives him a good fucking. Joe gets dressed and goes downstairs, where Mrs. Miller greets him with a plate full of freshly-baked cookies. She gives Joe the cookies, hands him a dollar bill and wishes him the best for his retirement.
Joe, flabbergasted at the what's happened, says, "What's this all about?"
Mrs. Miller replies, "I was talking with my husband last night about it being your last day today and he said 'Fuck him! Give him a dollar!' The cookies were my idea!"
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 12 2017, @06:12AM
One line of defense is that this is a freedom of speech or freedom of the press issue. It is reasonable to argue that if we have the freedom to print what we want, then printing encrypted texts is included.
Another line of reasoning is that encryption is a munition as the government designated it as such in order to limit export of encryption tools. If we have the right to keep and bear arms, we have the right to use encryption.