Jeb Bush wants “a new arrangement with Silicon Valley” to ease crypto

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35 points·fizl··4 comments

This shouldn't fan political flames; it's a reminder of the work that needs to be done in educating people about what encryption actually does and its importance in our lives.

Right. Fundamental ignorance about encryption is one of those areas where there is zero distinction between Republicans and Democrats.

Educating the politicians is a fool's errand, but educating ordinary people can thwart this kind of nonsense.

A great example is John Oliver's seminal "can the government see your dick pics" piece[1] ... I have never encountered anybody who couldn't relate to that piece (including those who don't actually use their devices to send dick pics). We need more stuff like that.

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEVlyP4_11M

TL;DR — Bush doesn't make an actual proposal, beyond saying: "If you create encryption, it makes it harder blah blah to make sure that evildoers aren’t in our midst ... We need to find a new arrangement with Silicon Valley ... this is a very dangerous kind of situation."

It's a more dangerous situation to let everyone read poorly encrypted things. Jeb Bush 'thinks' he's doing everyoen a favor by asking for this. Unfortunately, he can't take a hint from his brother's mistakes and be a little more introspective.

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