Friday, February 26, 2016

Quotation of the day for February 26, 2016

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Quotation of the Day for February 26, 2016



"If American companies maintain the ability to unlock their customers' data and devices on request, governments other than the United States will demand the same access, and will also be emboldened to demand the same capability from their native companies. The U.S. government, having made the same demands, will have little room to object. The result will be an information environment riddled with vulnerabilities that could be exploited by even the most repressive or dangerous regimes. That's not a future that the American people or the people of the world deserve."

- from a letter sent to President Obama in May 2015 by representatives of civil liberties groups and technology companies.

[https://static.newamerica.org/attachments/3138--113/Encryption_Letter_to_Obama_final_051915.pdf]

Submitted by: Terry Labach
Feb. 25, 2016

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