New York - cell phone back-door legislation?

[Ret10Echo]

Interesting....

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]

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

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[Hand]

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]

Well done Comrades! Dear Leader approves!

Originally Posted by Hand

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.

Better than the former penal colony called Georgia!

[2018commo]

Sounds like the firearms micro-stamping nonsense in Californication.