Re:The FBI could have broken into San Bernadino shooter's ph...
by pvg on Thursday April 05, 2018 @11:36AM
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There really isn't anything nefarious in trying to find a good case to set precedent. That's actually the EFF's (and ACLU, etc.) business model
It's not a 'business model' and there is a fundamental difference between advocates cherry picking their cases and approach and the state and its law enforcement apparatus doing so. The latter demands a great deal more scrutiny.
Safekeeping of master decryption keys also seems to be a solved problem. Certificate Authorities, as just one example, seem to do so mostly without any hitches.
Those secrets are not nearly as valuable or potentially damaging and there are lots of mechanisms in place to externally mitigate and detect their potential loss and abuse.
It's not a 'business model' and there is a fundamental difference between advocates cherry picking their cases and approach and the state and its law enforcement apparatus doing so. The latter demands a great deal more scrutiny.
Safekeeping of master decryption keys also seems to be a solved problem. Certificate Authorities, as just one example, seem to do so mostly without any hitches.
Those secrets are not nearly as valuable or potentially damaging and there are lots of mechanisms in place to externally mitigate and detect their potential loss and abuse.