tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post2541309899592071074..comments2024-03-29T04:05:35.407-07:00Comments on We Live In A Political World: #199 / Tech, Terrorism And That Open Back DoorGary A. Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15049925834933920507noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611639517962742486.post-14329488648493364912015-07-19T13:20:38.854-07:002015-07-19T13:20:38.854-07:00I don't think you understand how encryption wo...I don't think you understand how encryption works. Waving around a search warrant doesn't decrypt data. In order to actualize a search warrant of encrypted data, and without a back door, it takes tremendous computational power and time. FBI Director James Comey is concerned with the strong encryption in use today. He calls this the "going dark" problem.<br /><br />So why not let the FBI install back doors? They're inherently unsafe. A back door is a weakness built into an encryption algorithm. Once someone stumbles onto the weakness, which is guaranteed to happen eventually, anyone can exploit it, and the encryption protocol is rendered useless.<br /><br />Luckily, as Peter Swire argues, the government "already has the tools it needs to catch criminals." [1]<br /><br />1. http://slate.me/1LaI3rU@PhysicsPolicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664172982768472896noreply@blogger.com