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Ret10Echo

01-14-2016 10:09

New York - cell phone back-door legislation?

Interesting....:munchin

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NEW YORK STATE PROPOSES ANTI-ENCRYPTION BILL TO CREATE A BACKDOOR FOR AUTHORITIES
By David Curry — January 14, 2016

Smartphones sold inside New York might be less safe than the rest of the country, if a new encryption bill is passed in the state. The bill would force manufacturers or operating system providers to decrypt and unlock smartphones for law enforcement and other authorities, creating a backdoor to surpass the encryption.

Introduced earlier this year, the bill would penalize manufacturers $2,500 for every device that does not comply with the law,

Full story here

bushmaster11

01-14-2016 19:19

encryption

Can we say mission creep? They keep on passing regulations that would not pass constitution muster.

J R sends
DOL

Hand	01-15-2016 08:08

The feel good intent of less privacy equals more safety strikes again. This "back door" phrase should be changed to "open door". If there is a way to exploit a "door", then not only will the "good guys" be able to use it, but bad guys as well.

I'm surprised people still live in New York.

Team Sergeant

01-15-2016 11:07

New York - cell phone back-door legislation?

Well done Comrades! Dear Leader approves!

VVVV	01-15-2016 16:18

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Originally Posted by Hand (Post 602463)

Better than the former penal colony called Georgia!;)

2018commo

01-15-2016 20:08

Sounds like the firearms micro-stamping nonsense in Californication.

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