Hello Jonathan: A bit of snark, perhaps?
On no time to do research, I think it’s reasonable to reach out to a knowledgeable community for assistance. The search terms of Comey, Apple, Google, encryption — not great. I happen to be without real research help at the moment, but if there are cybersecurity and privacy folks out there, here’s the job posting that’s open now for a full-time job doing that with me: http://scheller.gatech.edu/why-scheller/work-at-tech/current-opportunities.html. In terms of the substance, a selection of prior work: “Encryption and Globalization” (2012): http://ssrn.com/abstract=1960602 “From Real-Time Intercepts to Stored Records: Why Encryption Drives the Government to Seek Access to the Cloud” (2012), http://ssrn.com/abstract=2038871 “Going Dark vs. the Golden Age of Surveillance,” (2011): http://www.futureofprivacy.org/wp-content/uploads/Going-Dark-Versus-a-Golden-Age-for-Surveillance-Peter-Swire-and-Kenesa-A.pdf Press coverage of all of that that said it was helpful: http://www.networkworld.com/article/2222657/microsoft-subnet/the-more-you-encrypt--the-more-the-government-breaks-into-your-cloud.html White House briefing on change in encryption export control policy, when I chaired the White House Working Group on Encryption (1999): http://intellit.muskingum.edu/cryptography_folder/encryption2.htm Also, the tech community has been positive toward Recommendation 29 about encryption in President Obama’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technology: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2013-12-12_rg_final_report.pdf. I don’t think it’s a sign of weakness or laziness to ask for help in crafting better arguments in a debate on important issues. Cheerfully yours, Peter Prof. Peter Swire Nancy J. & Lawrence P. Huang Professor Law and Ethics Program Scheller College of Business Georgia Institute of Technology 240.994.4142 www.peterswire.net From: Jonathan Wilkes <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Reply-To: Jonathan Wilkes <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: Friday, November 7, 2014 at 7:53 PM To: liberationtech <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>, Liberation Technologies <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Cc: Peter Swire <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: Re: [liberationtech] Feedback for debate on encryption with former FBI General Counsel So it's a former FBI lawyer vs. the former FBI lawyer's friend who doesn't use SSL, doesn't have a GPG key/fingerprint on his site, nor really any time to do his own research on a foundational principle in his area of expertise. I do not think this will end up being a very vigorous debate, but I'd very much love to be wrong. Best, Jonathan On Friday, November 7, 2014 6:20 PM, Yosem Companys <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > From: Peter Swire <[email protected]> > > On Monday, November 17 the New America Foundation will be hosting a debate on > the topic of FBI Director Comey’s criticisms of Apple and Google for the > encryption changes to their phones. The moderator will be Nancy Libin, > formerly of both CDT and the Department of Justice. > > Former FBI General Counsel Andrew Weissmann will be presenting the Comey side > of the argument. Andrew is an experienced litigator, former head of the Enron > Task Force and other major prosecutions. I was in school years ago with > Andrew, and the debate will be on the merits but not personal. With that > said, only the best arguments will work. > > With that in mind, I was wondering if readers of your list might send > (off-list) resources to prepare for the debate? Many people, in diverse > outlets, have been writing about these topics. Although I am currently in > the midst of hiring a full-time researcher, I don’t have that help at the > moment. > > If useful, I could circulate a bibliography once the debate happens. > > For those in DC, the debate will be 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. at New America, > address 1899 L St. NW #400. it will be webcast, and may be on C-Span. > > Thanks, > > Peter > > Prof. Peter Swire > Nancy J. & Lawrence P. Huang Professor > Law and Ethics Program > Scheller College of Business > Georgia Institute of Technology > > [email protected] > 240.994.4142 > www.peterswire.net -- Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at [email protected].
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