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Where Do the Presidential Candidates Stand On Encryption? (windowsitpro.com)

Posted by timothy on from the oh-the-stories-they'll-tell dept.

v3rgEz writes: In a divided election year, encryption brings parties together — against technology. That's the sobering finding based on transcripts from the remaining presidential candidates, all of whom came out against cryptography and for government backdoors to varying degrees. It's a testament to the post-Snowden era (and Apple's fight against a court order to backdoor an iPhone) that every candidate has been asked about the issue multiple times, but only one candidate even acknowledged that backdoors cause great security concerns for the public.

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  1. how would we know? by turkeydance · · Score: 4, Funny

    they're indecipherable

    1. Re:how would we know? by jd2112 · · Score: 3, Funny

      So what? Americans vote based on how the candidates look anyway.

      Good, I can relax now. I was worried that Donald Trump was going to get elected there for a minute.
      Unless he somehow finds a better looking toupee before November we're all safe.

      --
      Any insufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology.
  2. Nice try by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The summery has three links to the exact same article. Well, keep trying, I'm still not gonna RTFA.