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Obama Says He's 'A Strong Believer In Strong Encryption'

Posted by Soulskill on from the except-when-it-helps-the-terrists dept.

An anonymous reader writes: U.S. President Barack Obama spoke with Re/code recently on a variety of topics relating to technology. The talk included the president's thoughts on encryption, which has been a controversial subject in tech circles lately after government officials (including Obama himself) have publicly complained about default encryption in modern communication tools. In the interview, he says he's a "strong believer in strong encryption," adding, "I lean probably further on side of strong encryption than some in law enforcement." Obama puts it another way, more bluntly: "There's no scenario in which we don't want really strong encryption." However, the president says the public itself is driving concern for leaving law enforcement a way in: "The first time that an attack takes place in which it turns out that we had a lead and we couldn't follow up on it, the public's going to demand answers."

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  1. Huh? by bagboy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "The first time that an attack takes place in which it turns out that we had a lead and we couldn't follow up on it, the public's going to demand answers." - Welcome to leadership Obama. Where sometimes you have to make unpopular/hard choices and live with the consequences.

    1. Re:Huh? by The+Grim+Reefer · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Obama Says He's 'A Strong Believer In Strong Encryption'...

      As long as he has a way to defeat it

    2. Re:Huh? by TheGratefulNet · · Score: 5, Insightful

      he's had enough chances to prove that he's a champion of The People.

      he failed. every.single.time.

      I refuse to trust him anymore. his lips are moving, so he's lying.

      not saying I trust republicans, either. I trust them even less. but my faith in democrats is at zero and so I'd prefer we scrub the whole R and D party system, redesign the WHOLE thing and start all over again.

      until then, you can present all the talking heads you want. no one with any sense believes a word they say, anymore.

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      "It is now safe to switch off your computer."
  2. He said lots of things by fustakrakich · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What he has done is something completely different..

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    “He’s not deformed, he’s just drunk!”