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Jeb Bush Comes Out Against Encryption

Posted by Soulskill on from the not-so-cryptic-statements dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Presidential candidate Jeb Bush has called on tech companies to form a more "cooperative" arrangement with intelligence agencies. During a speech in South Carolina, Bush made clear his opinion on encryption: "If you create encryption, it makes it harder for the American government to do its job — while protecting civil liberties — to make sure that evildoers aren't in our midst." He also indicated he felt the recent scaling back of the Patriot Act went too far. Bush says he hasn't seen any indication the bulk collection of phone metadata violated anyone's civil liberties.

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  1. buh, bye by harvey+the+nerd · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That's ok, most people are against Jeb Bush. Encryption makes it harder for the Stasi to do its job?

    Jeb was already on his way to irrelevant, just another nail in his political coffin.

    1. Re: buh, bye by Opportunist · · Score: 5, Insightful

      They still exist? I was under the impression all that's left from the Republicans I once knew is the religious nutjobs, the neocon assholes and the redneck hicks who vote for anyone that lets them keep their rocket launchers.

      I really miss my Reps. I really do. It used to be such a great party. Now it's just a hodgepodge of lunatics and assholes.

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  2. Re:how many people on the left by TheGratefulNet · · Score: 5, Insightful

    you fell for the trick-question.

    there isn't a single serious politician in the US who is leftist. that died well over 20 years ago, perhaps even 30+.

    we have ultra right and middle right. that's about it.

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  3. Re:I appreciate his honesty by Nidi62 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What that said, it's pretty hard to get any politician not named Donald to truly speak his mind. Thanks, Gov...

    You think Trump is speaking his mind? He's not. He's telling people exactly what they want to hear and they are eating it up. He is tapping into the frustration against the establishment. He tried it with the birther movement the last time but that "controversy" was so ridiculous and contrived that there was no way he could ride it. But now he's found something with much broader appeal.

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