[Cryptography] EFF amicus brief in support of Apple

Allen allenpmd at gmail.com
Sat Mar 5 11:50:57 EST 2016


> There’s no difference between a digital signature and a regular
signature.  Both have the same semantics: endorsement of the content being
signed.

Well, that a huge stretch right there.  Who says a digital signature
implies endorsement of the content?  "Endorsement of the content" is either
a social or legal construct.  As a social construct, it consists of
whatever we say it does, and as a legal construct--which is what matters
here--it consists of whatever the courts say it does.  Just because
computer people use the term "digital signature" does not make it a true
legal signature.  If the court says that being forced to provide a "digital
signature" to unlock a device is not an endorsement and not even a
signature from a legal point of view, then it is not.
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