US/UK Will Stage 'Cyber-Attack War Games' As Pressure Against Encryption Mounts

Posted by Soulskill on Friday January 16, 2015 @02:32AM from the do-you-want-to-play-a-game? dept.

An anonymous reader writes: British prime minister David Cameron is currently visiting Washington to discuss the future of cyber-security in Britain and North America. The leaders have announced that their respective intelligence agencies will mount ongoing cyber-attack "war games" starting this summer in an effort to strengthen the West's tarnished reputation following the Sony hacking scandal. Somewhat relatedly, a recently-leaked Edward Snowden document show the NSA giving dire warnings in 2009 of the threat posed by the lack of encrypted communications on the internet.

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Socialists love them some statist power grab! by Anonymous Coward · 2015-01-16 02:42 · Score: 0, Troll

Dig it baby, vote for Obama and vote for big government power!
That Sarah Palin, oh she makes me so mad, talking all the time about the rights of the individual to be able to use assault encryption with 30 caliper clips! Teh Evil is that shit baby!
Obama will save us, Obama, Reid and Pelosi know what is best, vote Democrat all the time, and often!
Big government is here, it's in your car, and in your toilet, in you light bulbs and in your iPads, turn off all your encryption and prepare to be assimilated!
Remember folks, socialism is for the people, not the socialists!