Barack Obama may announce planned metsettings για τα προγράμματα επιτήρησης της NSA, αλλά πάρα πολλοί δεν είναι φαίνεται να είναι ευχαριστημένοι με τα επερχόμενα μέτρα. Αρκετοί πολίτες των USA, state leaders and tech companies have openly expressed their doubts about the upcoming measures.
More than 50 encryption experts, they signed an open letter to Obama asking him to end the mass surveillance programs.
"Their value to the whole society for the prevention of terrorism is unclear, but the surveillance in question is a violation of privacy, democracy, and the US technology sector. Because transparency and public consent are at the core of our democracy, we call on the US government to subject all mass surveillance activities to public scrutiny and resist the growth of mass surveillance programs.” the letter says.
In addition, cryptographers believe that the issue is not only that the NSA is allowed to spy but that it does not provide users with a communication infrastructure that is not vulnerable to attacks.
"Every country, including ours, must give the secret services and law enforcement authorities the means to prosecute terrorists and criminals, but it must do so without substantially undermining trade-related security. , entertainment, personal communication, and other aspects of life in the 21st century. ”
The list of signatories includes professors from major universities, as well as members of various associations.
