Encryption in cellphones has become the favorite excuse for the state in blowing off why they have failed on every terrorist attack since before 9/11 to prevent it. The state has rolled out lumbering old warhorses like the FBI Director and the CIA Director to tell of their travails but the simple fact remains: when the FBI had the information in its hands regarding incipient terrorists training with multi-engine jets, they did absolutely nothing. That information went to John Ashcroft, Attorney General, and he scuttled it. (NBC: Did Ashcroft Brush Off Terror Warning?)
Note: the testimony of two FBI agents was blown off by a single statement from Ashcroft: I would never do that. Given the mountains of truth revealed in testimony by other Bush administration officials, expecting Ashcroft to be anything close to candid is more than fanciful. The agents had no reason to lie but John Ashcroft had many.
There are multiple instances of the White House failing to heed information about 9/11 conveyed from multiple sources in terms of ignoring security briefings on terrorism, etc. Ashcroft's failure wasn't exceptional but rather the standard in that administration.
Note: we're not interested in conspiracy theories but we're greatly interested in competence and we saw precious little of it from the George Bush administration. Neither are we interested in partisan politics as we have no compunctions against slashing the Obama administration for failing to reverse some of the hideous failings from that time (e.g. NDAA, National Security Act, etc).
Encryption won't do anything to resolve institutional incompetence. John Ashcroft was one of the most feeble-minded excuses for an Attorney General the country has ever had to endure but he's only a symbol of second-rate performance when it's clear from every incident since that time neither the FBI nor the CIA has a clue about anything. Right now they're shamelessly exploiting the Paris attacks to press the point of the need for encryption. (CNN: First on CNN: Paris attackers likely used encrypted apps, officials say)
Fortunately, most reputable organizations are refusing steadfastly to yield on encryption and Apple has become the symbol of this but Google is in it as well, among others. Google is not an organization we regard as reputable after revealing so much of our information to the state already but its position on encryption is worthy and we support that.
Just when the hell are you going to tell the state enough. When they keep getting it wrong and keep requesting to do more of what they were doing wrong, why in the world does anyone support it.
(Ed: institutional corruption)
Of course that's why the state does it but the people respond with about the same passivity as a fallow wheat field. The people are not institutionally-corrupt and yet do nothing to stop it.
Note: the testimony of two FBI agents was blown off by a single statement from Ashcroft: I would never do that. Given the mountains of truth revealed in testimony by other Bush administration officials, expecting Ashcroft to be anything close to candid is more than fanciful. The agents had no reason to lie but John Ashcroft had many.
There are multiple instances of the White House failing to heed information about 9/11 conveyed from multiple sources in terms of ignoring security briefings on terrorism, etc. Ashcroft's failure wasn't exceptional but rather the standard in that administration.
Note: we're not interested in conspiracy theories but we're greatly interested in competence and we saw precious little of it from the George Bush administration. Neither are we interested in partisan politics as we have no compunctions against slashing the Obama administration for failing to reverse some of the hideous failings from that time (e.g. NDAA, National Security Act, etc).
Encryption won't do anything to resolve institutional incompetence. John Ashcroft was one of the most feeble-minded excuses for an Attorney General the country has ever had to endure but he's only a symbol of second-rate performance when it's clear from every incident since that time neither the FBI nor the CIA has a clue about anything. Right now they're shamelessly exploiting the Paris attacks to press the point of the need for encryption. (CNN: First on CNN: Paris attackers likely used encrypted apps, officials say)
Fortunately, most reputable organizations are refusing steadfastly to yield on encryption and Apple has become the symbol of this but Google is in it as well, among others. Google is not an organization we regard as reputable after revealing so much of our information to the state already but its position on encryption is worthy and we support that.
Just when the hell are you going to tell the state enough. When they keep getting it wrong and keep requesting to do more of what they were doing wrong, why in the world does anyone support it.
(Ed: institutional corruption)
Of course that's why the state does it but the people respond with about the same passivity as a fallow wheat field. The people are not institutionally-corrupt and yet do nothing to stop it.
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