Re:Apple vs. The F.B.I.: How the Case Could Play Out
by kabdib on Sunday March 20, 2016 @10:03PM
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Feinstein was prominently anti-crypto in the Clipper Chip / Crypto Wars I. She's been doing this for over 20 years. I don't think she's clueless. What she knows and what she says are probably very different. Political power has little to do with displays of technical competence.
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Re:Apple vs. The F.B.I.: How the Case Could Play Out
by studentrob on Sunday March 20, 2016 @11:19PM
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Perhaps I overstated it. I have only seen a few videos of her recently and I got the impression other senators in the room don't really take her seriously anymore. Maybe she was knowledgeable during CW I but her argument makes no sense in this particular case. Plus, I do believe you can be an influential person without really knowing what you're talking about. That's politics.