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The new FBI Director Christopher Wray has been repeating the broken rhetoric of the Crypto Wars:
In recent testimony before Congress, the director of the FBI has again highlighted what the government sees as the problem of easy-to-use, on-by-default, strong encryption.
In prepared remarks from last Thursday, FBI Director Christopher Wray said that encryption presents a "significant challenge to conducting lawful court-ordered access," he said, again using the longstanding government moniker "Going Dark."
The statement was just one portion of his testimony about the agency's priorities for the coming year.
The FBI and its parent agency, the Department of Justice, have recently stepped up public rhetoric about the so-called dangers of "Going Dark." In recent months, both Wray and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein have given numerous public statements about this issue.
Remember to use encryption irresponsibly, and stay salty, my FBI friends.
Previously: FBI Chief Calls for National Talk Over Encryption vs. Safety
Federal Court Rules That the FBI Does Not Have to Disclose Name of iPhone Hacking Vendor
PureVPN Logs Helped FBI Net Alleged Cyberstalker
FBI Failed to Access 7,000 Encrypted Mobile Devices
Great, Now There's "Responsible Encryption"
FBI Bemoans Phone Encryption After Texas Shooting, but Refuses Apple's Help
DOJ: Strong Encryption That We Don't Have Access to is "Unreasonable"
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Wednesday December 13 2017, @09:02AM (4 children)
We're all aware of the psychological bullshit. You're only helpless (and/or tribal) as you want to be. Official congressional voting records are trivial to look up. Public financial records will tell you who your candidate/congressman serves. You don't need to hear the hysterical reporter read it to you. And Twitter and Facebook?! You're not serious! Stop making excuses. You are responsible for your vote. Don't blame others for the choices you make.
Your post was very long winded, yet offered nothing, not even the slightest hint of a remedy, merely redundant contradiction we've all heard before, and it's bunk. Do you advocate surrender, or what? Unless you* make the the changes, they simply aren't going to happen. Life is simple that way.
*collective
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Wednesday December 13 2017, @09:26AM (1 child)
Really? what exactly should I do, oh wise one? I don't see you making any relevant or worthwhile suggestions yourself.
I have voted in every election (primary and general) for candidates that I've chosen through my own research and information gathered from multiple sources (including voting records and stated positions) and, you know, actual facts, for more than thirty years.
I don't buy into the builshit. In fact, I called it out by name. which is more than I can say for you. You can't even be bothered to make an coherent argument as to how to help our fellow Americans to educate themselves and make better choices. That I do so is good. You haven't even claimed to do so, although you implied as much. And if we were the only voters, that would be great. How do you propose convincing the other ~235 million eligible voters to do so as well?
I actually did make some suggestions, but you apparently chose to ignore them.
Your posts added nothing of value except to complain about me. That's not a reasonable discussion or argument. And when asked what *you* would do about the issues, you just make a fact-free and completely contradictory attack:
It's clear you don't wish to have a measured, reasoned discussion. Or even a discussion. You, apparently seem to feel the need to be negative with others. Is that due to a trauma in your past? If so, I'm sorry for you.
I'd be happy to have a discussion with you, if and when you actually wish to engage in a constructive way. Until then, please be good to yourself [pelicanparts.com] and try to keep your blood pressure in check.
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Friday December 15 2017, @04:14AM
I don't see you making any relevant or worthwhile suggestions yourself.
I told you already, it's on the voters' back to look out for themselves. They are the root of the power. Only they can reduce the value of the campaign dollar to exactly zero. Propaganda works by choice. The voters choose to believe against all evidence, don't blame the liars for their success.
Whatever you do personally, I never claimed to know, and I don't care. I responded to your post. And you don't explain how you're going to implement your agenda and who is going to do it. So the internet is full of bullshit, so what? What's yer plan, Stan? Are we going to play the Handicapper General?
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 2) by urza9814 on Wednesday December 13 2017, @02:35PM (1 child)
Personally, I voted for Jill Stein for president. And how much has that helped us?
You don't fix the system by changing one vote out of millions. The problem isn't how do YOU choose a better candidate; the problem is how do you get OTHERS to do the same? I've literally known people who make their vote based purely on physical appearance. How do we convince THOSE voters to start doing some actual research?
The ads exist because they work. The money gets spent because it works. Just telling one person to try to ignore it isn't going to change a single goddamn thing.
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Friday December 15 2017, @04:43AM
Just telling one person to try to ignore it isn't going to change a single goddamn thing.
I responded to a post. More than one person can read it. And I really hope you're not being as absurd about that as it sounds.
the problem is how do you get OTHERS to do the same?
No, the "problem" is to make them know they are responsible for their choices. Yes, appealing propaganda works, but it's time for humans to transcend the psycho bullshit and think rationally. Otherwise we stagnate at the talking chimp level of our evolution. The *devil didn't make them do it*. There is no gun to anybody's head. The choice to believe is personal. That's what nobody will accept, because it applies to them also. This whole blame game is just so tiresome. I don't expect calling people out on it to go over very well. But that's just too damn bad.
Aside from that, the other more immediate problem is how to protect ourselves from letting the majority drive us off the cliff.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..