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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: 3, Insightful) by Phoenix666 on Sunday November 12 2017, @12:33AM (1 child)
They would edit it out of the narrative. Better to bring them all physically to heel. That they can't spin.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 12 2017, @12:37AM
No, something like that would go viral fast... I don't know if it would impact Americans the way it worked for the Vietnamese or the guy who's credited with triggering the Arab Spring though. I feel that most would just say "What an idiot" or "We need regulations restricting kerosene to protect people from themselves!".