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"Friends don’t let friends get spied on.' – Richard Stallman, President of the Free Software Foundation and longtime advocate of privacy in technology.

US Deputy Attorney General Just Called for ‘Responsible Encryption.’ Don’t Fall for It.

From an article by Zack Whittaker in the ZDNet web site:

“You only need to look at the past year of data breaches, leaks, and exposures to see that some of the most precious national security and technological secrets in the US aren’t safe.

“During a speech at the US Naval Academy on Tuesday, deputy US attorney general Rod Rosenstein, one of the most senior government lawyers, called on tech giants to embrace ‘responsible encryption.'”

Perhaps the most important statement of the article is:

“But the brightest security experts, cryptographers and technologists have for years said that there is no way to provide a secure system to allow police in, and keep malicious hackers out.”

You can read the full article at: http://zd.net/2yeUWyI.

Categories: Legal Affairs, Online Privacy & Security

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