Because Jeb Bush is such a noted expert in cryptography... On 8/22/15 12:06 AM, grarpamp wrote: > https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/08/19/jeb-bush-comes-encryption/ > > Jeb Bush Comes Out Against Encryption > > Jenna McLaughlin > > Aug. 19 2015, 3:40 p.m. > Getty Images > > Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said Tuesday that > encryption makes it harder for law enforcement to track down > “evildoers” — and called for a “much better, more cooperative > relationship” with Apple, Google, and other tech companies that are > building uncrackable private communication apps into their new > products. > > “If you create encryption, it makes it harder for the American > government to do its job — while protecting civil liberties — to make > sure that evildoers aren’t in our midst,” Bush said in South Carolina > at an event sponsored by Americans for Peace, Prosperity, and > Security, a group with close ties to military contractors. > > Bush said, “We need to find a new arrangement with Silicon Valley in > this regard because I think this is a very dangerous kind of > situation.” > > But when the event moderator, former CNN anchor Jeanne Meserve, > brought up scientists’ conclusions that giving law enforcement special > access to communications also gives hackers more access, Bush didn’t > explain his position any further. > > “Good point, except we ought to have much more cooperation when it > comes to cybersecurity,” he said. >
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