I'm just tried of the general shitty attitude towards anything security on HN.
Please catch up with the adults; we're trying very hard to solve a problem, and you're all pretending like the problem doesn't exist.
Please catch up with the adults; we're trying very hard to solve a problem, and you're all pretending like the problem doesn't exist.
Secure encryption is not a sliding scale - it's either secure or it's not. If one government can get in, then it's only a matter of time before some other government less friendly can.
So, the act of fending off hackers and intruders (Chinese, Iranian, etc.) means you fend off all of them.
In most ways that matter, this is another Cold War and there are no friendlies.
So, while most people here seem to be against the US government's requests, the reality is (I think) that we recognize that real security means tech doesn't play favorites.
Some idiots in some isolated buildings in Virginia might be saying that, but the government employs 10 million or more people. This outreach is positive. That backdooring is the problem, not this outreach.
It's a complicated issue -- HN's tactic of acting like children and putting their collective fingers in their ears when adults try to solve the real problem is getting on my nerves.
I just expect more from folks who claim to be among the best and brightest of Silicon Valley -- these conspiracy-level comments that pervade every single submission about the US government and crypto/privacy kill any real conversations before they can get started.
Adopting the persona of warfighting crimefighting hardass doesn't mean everyone has to be on board with your definition of "problem" or "solve."
The condescending attitude does not do those of us, who are making progress solving that problem, any favors.
Also, whose security are you talking about? The article spends quite some time presenting national security concerns, but the proposals to enhance that often harm the ability of individuals and companies to secure their data (which the seemingly adult experts quoted in the article do bring up).