DoJ’s Irresponsible ‘Responsible’ Encryption

On Oct. 8, 2017, David Patterson, Sr. died on a reservation in New Mexico. Patterson was one of the last surviving World War II “Navajo code talkers” employed by the government because of the unique method of communication which, to the outside world, was undecipherable. Communications of the Navajo, even if intercepted, could not be..

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DOJ, AG Tout ‘Responsible Encryption’ to Bolster Prosecutions

In the past week, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein delivered two talks that implored the technology industry to embrace what he deems “responsible encryption.” When he spoke at the United States Naval Academy, he cloaked his commentary in hyperbole and innuendo, as if he was trying to draw battle lines between industry and..

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