[liberationtech] Feedback for debate on encryption with former FBI General Counsel

2014-11-07 Thread Yosem Companys
From: Peter Swire pe...@peterswire.net 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

Re: [liberationtech] Feedback for debate on encryption with former FBI General Counsel

2014-11-07 Thread Jonathan Wilkes
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

Re: [liberationtech] Feedback for debate on encryption with former FBI General Counsel

2014-11-07 Thread Collin Anderson
On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 12:53 AM, Jonathan Wilkes jancs...@yahoo.com wrote: I do not think this will end up being a very vigorous debate, but I'd very much love to be wrong. Of course, the advocacy strategy where one alienates potential allies based on completely pertinent qualifications until

Re: [liberationtech] Feedback for debate on encryption with former FBI General Counsel

2014-11-07 Thread Peter Swire
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