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Report: US crypto regulation... flawed
- To: grarpamp <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Report: US crypto regulation... flawed
- From: [email protected] (jim bell)
- Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2016 02:31:15 +0000 (UTC)
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From: grarpamp <[email protected]>
Subject: Report: US crypto regulation... flawed
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jun/29/government-encryption-regulation-report-criticism
https://homeland.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Going-Dark-Going-Forward.pdf
>US Republican congressional staff trying to find a middle ground on
>encryption have said previous efforts to regulate privacy technology
>were flawed and that lawmakers need to learn more about technology
>before trying to regulate it, according to a report released on
>Wednesday.
On the one hand, I can't disagree.  However, government is so far behind in actually understanding technology, what is described here is a truly hopeless task.
        Jim Bell
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