The Encryption Divide

Silicon Valley and Washington have spent the past year arguing over whether technology companies should enable users to encrypt their digital lives in such a way that not even the Federal Bureau of Investigation could unscramble the information.

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In private conversations, administration officials have said they don’t want Congress to pass a new law or to dictate to how tech companies should write code, said people briefed on the conversations.

That much is appropriate.

There’s no divide here, except in the minds of an overreaching government. The Constitution is quite clear. Get a warrant. That’s often inconvenient to Government. That’s part of the point.

Welcome to the World at the Top

This Wall Street Journal article‘s subhead says it all; the article itself just fleshes out the theme.

The Continent’s most powerful country is grappling with its leadership role—and other nations are, too[.]

Welcome to our world. When you’re on top of the heap others are going to be…jealous.

Haters gonna hate.