3 Jul
2016
3 Jul
'16
11:31 a.m.
From: grarpamp <grarpamp@gmail.com> Subject: Report: US crypto regulation... flawed https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jun/29/government-encryption-reg... https://homeland.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Going-Dark-Going-Forwa...
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