As I see it, the real risk here is that companies are having a hard enough time simply securing their own software/firmware already. Adding in a "secure backdoor" is sure to add complexity, complicate security, and cause a rise in the number of vulnerabilities that any given piece of software has. In effect, this mandate would make us all less secure even if the govt never once envoked it.
-Cameron On 8/7/05, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Practically, what this means is that the government will be asking > broadband providers - as well as companies that manufacture devices > used for broadband communications - to build insecure backdoors into > their networks, imperiling the privacy and security of citizens on the > Internet. It also hobbles technical innovation by forcing companies > involved in broadband to redesign their products to meet government > requirements." > > http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2005_08.php#003876 > > next thing you know the eff will be labeled a terrorist organisation > or something, the way things seem to be going. > 0_0 > > I guess....'if you have nothing to hide' right? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:168489 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
