2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: OK then. A Message to Hillary Supporters... [View all]JonLeibowitz
(6,282 posts)Well while a president may not be the decisive force, they do have the bully pulpit. And Obama used that to say a big fat NO to encryption weakening.
I have read the paper signed by most of the security experts and i doubt there will be serious disagreement amongst the experts there. The reason is simple. Multiple times a day i use encryption software which the NSA has no capability or hope of cracking into. I use open source software which i can assure you will not be modified to obey US laws on weakened encryption, since for one reason many developers do not live in the US. The terrorists have already won here, the only changes will make the general public lose on security. It's just a fact, unfortunately.
And maybe i wasn't clear and i apologize for the confusion, i was comparing Rand Paul and HRC, not Bernie and HRC. Rand Paul has introduced legislation to end indefinite detention.