Obama administration opts not to force firms to decrypt data -- for now
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/obama-administration-opts-not-to-force-firms-to-decrypt-data--for-now/2015/10/08/1d6a6012-6dca-11e5-aa5b-f78a98956699_story.html
After months of deliberation, the Obama administration
has made a long-awaited decision on the thorny issue of how to
deal with encrypted communications: It will not -- for now --
call for legislation requiring companies to decode messages for
law enforcement. Rather, the administration will continue
trying to persuade companies that have moved to encrypt their
customers' data to create a way for the government to still peer
into people's data when needed for criminal or terrorism
investigations.
- - -
Let's be clear about what this really means. This is a status quo
decision. In other words, efforts will continue to convince firms to
provide decryption mechanisms voluntarily. My assumption is that when
these fail, the legislative push will begin in earnest to force the
issue, probably citing some dramatic specific case as the driving force.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Founder:
- Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org
- PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com
Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein
Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com
_______________________________________________
pfir mailing list
http://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir
