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NSA Chief: Arguing Against Encryption Is a Waste of Time (theintercept.com)

Posted by Soulskill on from the next-argument-please dept.

An anonymous reader writes: On Thursday, NSA director Mike Rogers said, "encryption is foundational to the future." He added that it was a waste of time to argue that encryption is bad or that we ought to do away with it. Rogers is taking a stance in opposition to many other government officials, like FBI director James Comey. Rogers further said that neither security nor privacy should be the imperative that drives everything else. He said, "We've got to meet these two imperatives. We've got some challenging times ahead of us, folks."

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  1. Reverse psychology by Nidi62 · · Score: 5, Funny
    I see what he did there. Because so many people are speaking out against everything the NSA is doing, he's trying to trick us. He knows if he comes out and says encryption is good, everyone else will shout back "no, we don't need encryption!". This will then allow the NSA to say "Ok, we will listen to you, no encryption for anyone!".

    He's a genius, he's pulling the classic Bugs Bunny/Daffy Duck Hunting Season trick on us.

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  2. Re:Job is forfeit. by Hognoxious · · Score: 5, Funny

    Could be a good time to invest in companies that make $5 wrenches.

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