John McCain wants to outlaw encryption that the US government can't crack
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John McCain wants to outlaw encryption that the US government can't crack
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Re: John McCain wants to outlaw encryption that the US government can't crack
#2John McCain has no idea what he's talking about with regards to technology and should probably refrain from talking about it.
Re: John McCain wants to outlaw encryption that the US government can't crack
#3 "This move towards stronger encryption was largely brought about by
the revelations of now-exiled NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden..."
Re: John McCain wants to outlaw encryption that the US government can't crack
#4I love how Republicans believe that outlawing guns won't stop criminals from having guns while at the same time believing that outlawing encryption will keep criminals from using encryption.
Encryption methods are far easier to transport and spread illegally than gun are.
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Re: John McCain wants to outlaw encryption that the US government can't crack
#6We really need to set an age limit on how old people can get while staying in office before being forced to retire. We already prevent people younger than 40 from running for President. Why should we let people older than 65 do it? What's the difference?
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#7I swear the media has a bias too. So many articles are bashing encryption lately. I wish I could do more to fight misinformation and general ignorance than posting on my Facebook though. Ideas?
Re: John McCain wants to outlaw encryption that the US government can't crack
#8Let's legislate Pi=3 while we're at it.
I'd hate to live in a world where only criminals could be secure.
Re: John McCain wants to outlaw encryption that the US government can't crack
#9We really need to set an age limit on how old people can get while staying in office before being forced to retire. We already prevent people younger than 40 from running for President. Why should we let people older than 65 do it? What's the difference?
I upvoted you because I agree about the cognitive dissonance between having a lower limit but not having a higher one (as the old adage goes, don't tell me what's too little if you can't tell me what's considered too much), but I respectfully disagree. If one person is an idiot at 79, that does not mean that another cannot be well-informed and in-touch at the age of 85.
Then there's the premise of your argument: that he doesn't know what he's talking about. I counter that just like David Cameron of the UK, McCain knows full-well what he's proposing, but he just doesn't care about the cost. It's not about being out of the loop, it's about having a different agenda than the one you're seeing. His goal isn't to ban encryption so "terrorists" can't communicate, his goal is to ban encryption so that when someone currently not committing any crimes and without the intention of committing any crimes either does "something bad" in the future or otherwise falls afoul with the powers that be, decades of digital surveillance and intercepted communications would be instantly available for whatever nefarious (or otherwise) purposes the NSA, NSC, FBI, CIA, or whomever would have to serve their needs.
EDIT: Part of my argument seems to have been misunderstood, my response about 79 vs 85 was just in direct counter to passing a maximum age limit; I don't believe we should have a minimum age limit, either.
Re: John McCain wants to outlaw encryption that the US government can't crack
#10I love how Republicans believe that outlawing guns won't stop criminals from having guns while at the same time believing that outlawing encryption will keep criminals from using encryption. Encryption methods are far easier to transport and spread illegally than gun are.
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