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Obama's statement on Cyber Defense; days after Edward Snowden says we should focus on Cyber Defense instead of Offense.
NPR- Obama: If we're going to be connected, then we need to be protected
President Obama said Monday he wants the federal government to do more to prevent cyber attacks. He outlined a series of proposals designed to safeguard personal data — steps he'll talk more about in next week's State of the Union address.
"Dozens of software companies have already signed a voluntary pledge not to misuse students' data. But some in the industry worry that a new federal law would go too far."
Snowden's interview Transcript
Snowden: "DES was actually stronger than we thought it was at the time because the NSA had secretly manipulated the standard to make it stronger back in the day, which was weird, but that shows the difference in thinking between the ’80s and the ’90s."
(Score: 2) by arslan on Wednesday January 14 2015, @05:05AM
I suppose there's a fineprint there somewhere - maybe invisible - that states "with the exception of the NSA".
(Score: 4, Funny) by c0lo on Wednesday January 14 2015, @05:52AM
Nope, there's no fine print.
It is actually written with fontsize=288pt, you need to get farther away to be able to read it.
(how far? In Snowden's case, seems like it was Hong Kong as the first stop).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0
(Score: 3, Interesting) by pkrasimirov on Wednesday January 14 2015, @07:41AM
No, their current strategy is to build the AI and use it to do whatever they want because laws only apply to humans. They are just buying time now while working frantically on the simulation program. Then they will feed it with the accumulated data and anyone will be easy for manipulation. "Coral, where's the weak spot of Urist McPolitican?" "He's inclined to jump to conclusions for cases with single mothers, he assumes they are always a victim." "Ooh, shiney, it would be shame if some single mother turns out to be abusing her child and he stands on her side..." No person accessed the personal data --> no crime comitted.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 14 2015, @08:18AM
Isn't that what XKeyScore does already?
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 14 2015, @01:35PM
You're right: It's not sufficient that the AI analyses the situation, it also must autonomously decide on the actions to take. That way, there will no longer be a human anywhere in the loop, and thus no human will break the law.
(Score: 2) by Yog-Yogguth on Thursday January 15 2015, @12:36PM
Also it doesn't actually have to be an AI, they only have to say that it is. It does have to be automated but everything can be automated without adding intelligence.
Of course they could also do “both”, I see no reason why they wouldn't.
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