Clinton Hints At Tech Industry Compromise Over Encryption (huffingtonpost.co.uk)

An anonymous reader writes: At the Democratic presidential debate last night, Marques Brownlee asked the candidates a pointed question about whether the government should require tech companies to implement backdoors in their encryption, and how we should balance privacy with security. The responses were not ideal for those who recognize the problems with backdoors. Martin O'Malley said the government should have to get a warrant, but skirted the rest of the issue. Bernie Sanders said government must "have Silicon Valley help us" to discover information transmitted across the internet by ISIS and other terrorist organizations. He thinks we can do that without violating privacy, but didn't say how. But the most interesting comment came from Hillary Clinton. After mentioning that Obama Administration officials had "started the conversation" with tech companies on the encryption issue, one of the moderators noted that the government "got nowhere" with its requests. Clinton replied, "That is not what I've heard. Let me leave it at that." The implications of that small comment are troubling.

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Misogyny

[Anonymous Coward]

Not supporting Clinton is literally Patriarchial rape. By supporting Sanders, you are basically supporting Trump and the continued oppression and systemic harassment of wymen online. Stop asking questions about internet survellance. President Clinton needs these powers to protect women from MRAs like you.

Re:No Backdoorts

[kheldan]

Oh yeah? Let me tell you about you: I don't have to read many of your other comments at all to come to the conclusion that you're just another one of those jackholes that exists to argue and argue only, and as such you have exactly zero credibilty. I have exactly zero use for people like you, you're a waste of time, and I am done with you.

Oh, and one more thing? Shove it up your substantial ass, you fucking jerk.