Hillary Clinton Urges Silicon Valley to ‘Disrupt’ ISIS

New York Times ^

[bryan999]

WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton said on Sunday that the Islamic State had become “the most effective recruiter in the world” and that the only solution was to engage American technology companies in blocking or taking down militant websites, videos and encrypted communications.

“You are going to hear all the familiar complaints: ‘freedom of speech,’ ” Mrs. Clinton said in an hourlong speech and question-and-answer session at the Saban Forum, an annual gathering at the Brookings Institution that focuses mostly on Israel’s security issues.

In a reference to Silicon Valley’s reverence for disruptive technologies, Mrs. Clinton said, “We need to put the great disrupters at work at disrupting ISIS,” an acronym used for the militant group.

It was the second time in two weeks that Mrs. Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, had thrown herself into the brewing battle between Silicon Valley and the government over what steps should be taken to block the use of Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat and a range of encrypted apps that are adopted by terrorist groups.

Mrs. Clinton’s comments echo recent White House calls for what would amount to a cease-fire with technology firms after the revelations by Edward J. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor, that the government had gotten inside the firm’s communications technology.

But Mrs. Clinton is also risking putting herself at odds with technology executives and entrepreneurs crucial to her campaign’s fund-raising. And in Iowa and New Hampshire, states important early in the campaign, there is still considerable suspicion of the government and its demands for greater access to daily electronic communications.

[over3Owithabrain]

I thought Hillary didn’t even understand how these crazy computers work?

[bryan999]

Oh shut it Hillary!

In fact, all these big government libs need to shut it. We’re in this mess thanks to them and their politically correct policies.

[econjack]

I understand her goal, but is this a disguised attempt to broaden Big Brother’s reach?

[SMARTY]

‘disrupt’?

That’s a far cry from DESTROY

[FlingWingFlyer]

ROTFL! What a ditz. I thought Barry’s Paris photo with all his envirocronies was going to bring down ISIS. Liberals are all nuts.

[SERKIT]

What, like with a cloth?

[csvset]

[The_Media_never_lie]

All Hilary understands about computers is wipe their servers clean.

[DJ MacWoW]

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[Steely Tom]

Raytheon, Lockheed-Martin, Boeing, and ATK make a different type of disruptive technology.

Not to mention Northrup-Grumman, SAIC, and Bath Iron Works.

[Vermont Lt]

These people have been reading the same book...in Arabic, for 1300 years.

Shutting down their social account is not going to be anything other than a bump in the road.

[TomGuy]

ISIS has its own app now.

So, does Hillary advocate taking down mobile phone towers?

Islamic State releases its own smartphone app
Monday, December 07, 2015 6:44:25 AM · by markomalley · 8 replies
The Telegraph ^ | 12/7/15 | James Titcomb


Islamic State has released its own app for Android smartphones, using it to spread propaganda from the terrorist group's news agency, according to a hacktivist group. Ghost Security Group, a vigilante collective that aims to disrupt Isil's online operations, discovered the app. Links to install it are shared privately on the encrypted messaging service Telegram, rather than in Google's Play Store, allowing the app to being taken down. It comes after Isil has faced opposition on mainstream internet services.

[CharlesOConnell]

In a war of ideas, you have to understand your opponents’ ideas, you have to attack their thinking class with ideas, your scope of operations has to extend to decades that it takes to counter fundamental cultural and civilization premises.

But what’s most lacking here is, you yourself must have an idea. One you’re willing to sacrifice and even die for. You’d need that to counter the simple, fundamentalist idea ISIS is willing to die for.

It was once called Western Civilization. The idea of the American Revolution was an anti elite package. But those guys are now just DWM s.

How are you going to throw a technological solution to counter 7 Virgins?

Will Hillary’s 3 billion do that?

[submarinerswife]

Hacker group Anonymous already beat her to it. What a hag.

[gov_bean_ counter]

If she believes this will work, then the moron has absolutely no idea how these people communicate with each other.

[GOPJ]

... but is this a disguised attempt to broaden Big Brother’s reach?

YES.

The enemy Hillary and Obama recognize - and hate - are conservative American citizens. When Obama was talking about defeating ISIS last night he was shaking is head "no" - when he said 'and other enemies' he shook his head 'yes'.

[americas.best.days...]

“...adopted by terrorist groups.”

Any legislation would certainly include those pesky right wing terror groups that are such a threat amirite? Whoever Loretta lynch or splc says? No sale.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Yes, retard them! Make them relinquish recent gains! Hillary is sooooo patriotic!

[Buckeye McFrog]

Holding Facebook accountable to some basic responsible behavior would be a good start.