[e-gadfly]

This is good news, but we still need to hold their feet to the fire (especially ones currently running for (re)election).

[CodeToad]

The federal government demanding backdoors to our systems is like demanding a key from everyone’s front door to their home just in case they need to enter the property.

[driftdiver]

THe real issue that we can use to keep this backdoor out is that other countries don’t trust our tech companies. Without trust they won’t buy. Companies like Cisco have already seen an impact.

[Bobalu]

It needs to be said that the integrated circuits powering these smart phones are possibly compromised.

The NSA does not run its own expensive chip fab as a hobby.

When sending/receiving encrypted data using a suspect device the only way to do it securely is by handling the encryption using a second, external device. In the case of a phone that could be a simple bluetooth device that is known to be secure and could be used to handle encrypted audio and data. If this practice is followed then it does not matter if the silicon in the phone has been tampered with.

There is a very large, untapped market for simple bluetooth encryption accessories. These could function with a desktop PC as well as smart phones. They could be placed inside of a snap-on case for a phone.

[I want the USA back]

Fbi = out of control fascists.

[zeugma]

"I think the combination of business and civil-liberty concerns would have made this proposal difficult to adopt even before the Snowden disclosures," the aide said

Yet another reason to like what Snowden did. Don't have to like him or his motives, but the results have definitely been a win for Americans.

[familyop]

"But law-enforcement officials--from the FBI to local police"

That's the flow of private data, and in some cases, from there to local plutocrats buying or taking whatever they desire.