Comment hmm (Score 1) 215
So where is this going to end? Who is going to have access to the information gathered? I'm wondering what exactly this is really for. I can see that the 'idea' could be seen as good, slowing crime etc, but the realistic impact on terrorist activity or crime rates is likely to be negligible imo. What I find more worrying is thinking about how long it will take for these 'backdoors' to be found and manipulated.
"Owners will also have to give up cryptographic keys and passwords on demand" - but if someone is sending encrypted information that could be of interest to these governmental agencies, what are the chances that they'll just hand over the key? Get thrown in jail for failure to release the key, or for the content of the mail, tough choice... Imo, the only people that could seriously be affected by that are organizations who are 'trying' to keep their new ideas to themselves, and how likely is it that they are going to be a threat to the nation (well except maybe microsoft).
But maybe I'm just missing something, wouldn't be the first time.
-t
"Owners will also have to give up cryptographic keys and passwords on demand" - but if someone is sending encrypted information that could be of interest to these governmental agencies, what are the chances that they'll just hand over the key? Get thrown in jail for failure to release the key, or for the content of the mail, tough choice... Imo, the only people that could seriously be affected by that are organizations who are 'trying' to keep their new ideas to themselves, and how likely is it that they are going to be a threat to the nation (well except maybe microsoft).
But maybe I'm just missing something, wouldn't be the first time.
-t
