NIST has too much influence from the NSA. There needs to be a better standards equivalent where the US doesn't wield so much influence in subverting security protocols. It may be a pipedream considering every Western country wants to be part of the five eyes program.

edit: The most democratic and open platform in the world was made by developers from all across the world vs US made operating systems like Windows and Apple which were basically trojan horses. We need an equivalent for security protocols, and protocols in general.

We can't let US stazi entrenched Silicon Valley and their faux "Startup Scene" destroy the internet as rapidly as they are today.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/08/technology/the-webs-creato...