The American Democrats (the Hillary Clinton party) seem to have strange ideas for the internet. In ABC News's Talk of Presidential election this evening, the candidates were rather vague, and marginally illiterate in technology. Especially Hillary Clinton.
It all started when ABC asked her a silly question, calling encryption a "terrorist tool used in attacks of Paris." (!!!!)
In response, Hillary Clinton stated that, instead of breaking the encryption, the USA they should launch a kind of "Manhattan project" that would "bring the government and technology communities together" so that law enforcement can "prevent attacks."
"Maybe the back door isn't the right door, and I understand what Apple and others are saying about that," Hillary Clinton said.
"I just think there should be a way, and I would hope that the Companies technology they could work with the government to help them understand.”
Naturally none of the above makes sense.
To find a way to do what? Do they completely encrypt encrypted communications? (This is called back door.)
Improve the exchange of information between industry and government intelligence services? (We already have PRISM and CISA.)
Clinton's response here was disarming: "Do not worry about the details, the experts understand them."
“It's not good if terrorists can have encrypted communications that the services law enforcement cannot be broken before or after. There has to be some way. I don't know enough about the technology to be able to say who it is, but I have a lot of confidence in our experts."
Aaaaaaaaand Hillary just terrified everyone with an internet connection. #DemDebate
- Edward Snowden (@Snowden) December 20, 2015
Her opponent fared no better. Martin O'Malley, former governor of Maryland, expressed on the "stage" a vague meditation on ... something.
At least he was a layman.
"We all have to figure it out together," O'Malley said. “The way things work in modern times? we actually need to gather around a table and figure it out. With the new technologies, I believe that the people who create these products they have an obligation to approach law enforcement to understand.”
Source TheVerge
