Former FBI chief takes on encryption. Louis Freeh is urging lawmakers to limit encryption products that don't include backdoors for government surveillance. [CNET News.com]
Arr-r-r-rgh! Somebody needs to put a muzzle on this guy. Louis Freeh thinks encryption should be controlled by The Government, and that private citizens should give up their rights to privacy on the net because of potential misuses by terrorists, pornographers, and other unsavory types.
Freeh was wrong when he was FBI Director, and he's wrong now. I for one am unwilling to give The Gov open license to snoop on any communications media, particularly one as powerful as the Internet. This is like saying "...we want the keys to all homes, all safety deposit boxes, all autos, just in case."
Article IV of The Constitution says "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. "
It's there for a good reason - power corrupts, and that goes double for governments. Mr. Freeh, take your scaremongering tactics elsewhere.
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