Trump administration reportedly considering ban on end-to-end encryption

3 points by roshanravan 6 years ago | 1 comment

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/27/trump-officials-weigh-encryption-crackdown-1385306

So this is how liberty dies

rolph 6 years ago |

How about over the middle encryption. the route is non encrypted but local and remote are encrypted, thus the unencrypted route carries an encrypted payload. what encryption algo to use? ALL OF THEM! instead of ROT13 over HTTP use the new CRYPTROT13 [fictional], and rotate encryption algo randomly by hardcode script or by prompt. or go text stego, the whole point is oultawing encryption is about as usefull as outlawing security, or privacy. so who gets a break? the ISP that uses HTTPS by default? the banks and financial systems that must encrypt data as a matter of function? Why wouldnt someone comeup with a way of transacting pennies in a manner that actually conveys data?

mtmail 6 years ago |

Discussed when the news was released https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20305176