[Cryptography] Director GCHQ speaks at MIT

[Henry Baker]

FYI -- 

http://www.gchq.gov.uk/press_and_media/speeches/Pages/hannigan-speech-at-mit-front-doors-and-strong-locks.aspx

Front doors and strong locks: encryption, privacy and intelligence gathering in the digital era

Speech - 08 Mar 2016

A full transcript of the speech by Robert Hannigan, Director GCHQ, as delivered at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, on 07 March 2016.
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All you need to know: "I'm not a cryptologist", but I'm here to help you design your encryption system, anyway.

"I don't *need* or *want* [for my family's communications] the same level of security applied to protect a nuclear submarine's communications."

That sounds like purposely *weakening* security to me...

When people like this start talking about "balance", "proportionality" and "trade-offs", check to see if you still have your wallet.