[Cryptography] And they're off...

Phillip Hallam-Baker phill at hallambaker.com
Tue Mar 22 10:58:18 EDT 2016


On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 8:57 AM, Perry E. Metzger <perry at piermont.com> wrote:
> I've already heard news commentators wondering if the Brussels
> attackers used "cryptography".
>
> The security community has its work cut out for it. We really need to
> educate the press or they're not going to understand the issue or the
> stakes. We also can't wait for the opposition to make its move -- we
> need to be out there at all times explaining the problem so that when
> terrorism or other lobbying opportunities for the anti-security crowd
> occur the understanding of the situation is already in place.
>
> And please remember: the press has been convinced this is about some
> sort of abstract desire for privacy vs. everyone's security, when in
> fact this is about having the security we need to keep the world
> safe vs. no one other than criminals having security.

Where are you seeing this? All I could find was this:

http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/273858-house-intel-dem-unclear-if-encryption-helped-brussels-bombers

>From the article, it looked like something that the reporters asked
about rather than something Schiff brought up.

Burner phones are the new encryption it seems.


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