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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 kaszz on Wednesday January 14 2015, @08:47AM
We have passed that stage already. There is no trust, you have to prove it not earn it.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by MorbidBBQ on Wednesday January 14 2015, @01:06PM
What about misuse of non-students data? Is my privacy any less important because I'm not actively enrolled in an government funded educational program?
(Score: 2) by kaszz on Thursday January 15 2015, @03:32AM
Perhaps those companies are in some kind of dependency on students. So if they don't play along they will be cut off from their data source.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 14 2015, @01:42PM
No, you can be sure they won't misuse the data. Because whatever they do with the data, they will declare it appropriate use, not misuse.