Edward Snowden and spread of encryption blamed after Paris terror attacks
http://macdailynews.com/2015/11/14/edward-snowden-and-spread-of-encryption-blamed-after-paris-terror-attacks/
"As Paris reels from terror attacks that claimed at least 128
lives, fierce blame for the attack is being directed toward
American whistleblower Edward Snowden and the spread of strong
encryption catalyzed by his actions," Patrick Howell O'Neill
reports for The Daily Dot ... O'Neill reports, "Fox News hosts
Greg Gutfeld and Dana Perino, George W. Bush's former press
secretary, took to Twitter to directly blame and even curse at
Snowden."
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I've already seen various officials giving interviews claiming that if
they had backdoors into crypto this might have been stopped. Of course,
at this point, there's no indication that encrypted comms were even
involved. But officials have been waiting for this excuse. As you may
recall, I've been predicting that at the first significant terrorist
attack, officials would get back to demanding control over crypto -- and
the inclusion of crypto backdoors -- the loss of security and privacy
for all of us be damned.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
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