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FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday that unless the U.S. government and private industry are able to come to a compromise on the issue of default encryption on consumer devices, legislation may be how the debate is ultimately decided.
"I think there should be [room for compromise]," Wray said Wednesday night at a national security conference in Aspen, Colorado. "I don't want to characterize private conversations we're having with people in the industry. We're not there yet for sure. And if we can't get there, there may be other remedies, like legislation, that would have to come to bear."
Wray described the issue of “Going Dark” because of encryption as a "significant" and "growing" problem for federal, state and local law enforcement as well as foreign law enforcement and intelligence agencies. He claims strong encryption on mobile phones keeps law enforcement from gaining access to key evidence as it relates to active criminal investigations.
Source: FBI director: Without compromise on encryption, legislation may be the 'remedy'
(Score: 2) by darkfeline on Tuesday July 24 2018, @03:31AM (1 child)
I dearly wish I could have a monopoly on English however, if only to sentence you to a slapping. "Maths" is not a word. "Mathematics" is not plural. There is no such thing as a "mathematic". "Mathematics" is a non countable abstract concept, of which the abbreviated form is "math", just like "physics" is a non countable abstract concept, for which there is no singular form "physic".
Yes, language is dynamic. If enough people use "maths", then it will enter the official lexicon. But dammit, I'm going to fight it all the way there.
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(Score: 3, Informative) by PartTimeZombie on Tuesday July 24 2018, @03:57AM
Sorry mate.
The English I speak has always had it as maths, not math.
You will just have to accept it as one of the limitations of being a colonial.