This doesn't cover software that has already been imported (or sourced domestically). It's way way way too late to stuff this genie back into it's bottle.
Actually whole-disc encryption has been readily available for about 22 years now (that's Windows 3.0 era).
SFS (Secure File System) for Win 3.0,3.1 3.11wfw, and DOS. Written in New Zealand.
It doesn't cover the possession and use of quality encryption. That is cryptography software that is installed my the user. If a telecomm provider detects any data-streams it cant decrypt, there would also need to be a reporting provision. But that can be dealt with in bill version 2.0
So we're hearing about it now because the deal fell through and not because the offer was made. It make one think that wouldn't of been a news story had the deal been properly consummated.
Once strong encryption is outlawed only outlaws will have strong encryption. Or in other-words, the mere possession of a copy of PGP/GPG/etc is grounds for immediate arrest.
13th Amendment. Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. ... I wonder why this angle hasn't been raised yet. specifically the 'involuntary servitude' bit.
Company X builds pyramids (like those at Giza)... The FBI understand that while the pyramid was under construction someone hid some vital clue somewhere deep inside the pyramid... FBI convinces some judge to order that Company X now dis-assembles the pyramid so clue can be retrieved.
So if Apple really can defeat the security then it means security wasn't that robust to begin with. Can we say 'economic impact'? Hint: Apple if you can defeat the phone's security then start working an a patch/upgrade right now that can be sent all your customers and included in all phones sold in the future.
Upstream speeds for users whose only choice is xDSL is too dang slow! My service with AT&T DSL (G.992.5 annex A) is quite pathetic at 1 Mbps. And AT&T is the ONLY choice here.
Good residence to bad rubbish. And American's might be healthier for it as well (less time spent in front of the tubs, and more time spent getting some exercise).
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FTP-Mail
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More info Mr Dustin Slaughter if you please.
On the post: FBI Doesn't Want Privacy Laws To Apply To Its Biometric Database
LOL @ Privacy Impact Assessment(s)
On the post: Why Encryption Bans Won't Work: Brazil Government's WhatsApp Block Just Sends Users To Other Encrypted Platforms
Prohibition ver 2.0
On the post: AT&T Buries Language In Missouri Traffic Bill To Hinder Broadband Competition
only $62,000 ?
On the post: Let's All Talk About The Stuff That UC Davis Spent $175k Trying To Keep Off These Internets
Don't use euphimisms
Don't use euphemisms. It's called propaganda!
On the post: US Attorney Suggests Solution To Open Source Encryption: Ban Importation Of Open Source Encryption
Still imcomplete....
Actually whole-disc encryption has been readily available for about 22 years now (that's Windows 3.0 era).
SFS (Secure File System) for Win 3.0,3.1 3.11wfw, and DOS. Written in New Zealand.
On the post: Why Doesn't The Anti-Encryption Bill List Any Penalties?
This proposed law is incomplete elsewhere as well
On the post: Shoe Company New Balance Says US Gov't Basically Offered It A Bribe To Support TPP
We're hearing about it now because?
On the post: Burr And Feinstein Release Their Anti-Encryption Bill... And It's More Ridiculous Than Expected
Outlaw strong encryption then only.....
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On the post: France Still Thinks It Regulates Entire Internet, Fines Google For Not Making Right To Be Forgotten Global
France = World
On the post: White House Begins To Realize It May Have Made A Huge Mistake In Going After Apple Over iPhone Encryption
conversation
On the post: French Parliament Votes For Law That Would Put Tech Execs In Jail If They Don't Decrypt Data
Once strong encryption...
On the post: We Read All 20 Filings In Support Of Apple Against The FBI; Here Are The Most Interesting Points
13th Amendment.
Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
...
I wonder why this angle hasn't been raised yet. specifically the 'involuntary servitude' bit.
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Re:
On the post: No, A Judge Did Not Just Order Apple To Break Encryption On San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone, But To Create A New Backdoor
Oops.
On the post: Congressmen Upton, Walden Latest To Insist Nobody Needs Faster Broadband
Upstream speeds rerely mentioned.
On the post: NFL Edging Towards Claiming A Trademark On 'The Big Game' Again
eh? What is a Super Bowl?
On the post: With Fixed Costs And Fat Margins, Comcast's Broadband Cap Justifications Are Total Bullshit
Comcast's Gasoline comparison
Then tell how much is used WHEN it is used and not at the
end-of-day or end-of-billing-period.
When a person pumps gasoline they immediately know how much was dispensed.
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Let em die.
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