18 Mar
2016
18 Mar
'16
6:21 a.m.
On Fri, 18 Mar 2016 01:20:19 -0400 grarpamp <grarpamp@gmail.com> wrote:
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2016 14:21:24 -0400 Subject: [Cryptography] ZDNet: "US government pushed tech firms to hand over source code" To: cryptography@metzdowd.com
NEW YORK -- The US government has made numerous attempts to obtain source code from tech companies in an effort to find security flaws that could be used for surveillance or investigations.
That's why open source is so much more convenient. Sorry, I couldn't resist, haha.