RSA president slams crypto backdoors as useful only against petty criminals

Posted by penguinist on Mar 3, 2016 11:13 AM EDT
Network World; By Tim Greene
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The idea of making end-to-end encryption breakable is “so misguided as to boggle the mind,” according to Amit Yoran, the president of RSA. He says it will “catastrophically weaken” security for those using it for legitimate purposes without accomplishing the goals for which it is sought – catching terrorists and the worst criminals. “It is solely for the ease and convenience of law enforcement when pursuing petty criminals,” he says, while the toughest adversaries would be unaffected.

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