"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
Obama Faces Growing Momentum to Support Widespread Encryption
Naturally, security goons are playing the fear card to keep as much of Big Brother’s nebby nose in our business as possible. “If they can’t gain access to decrypted data, they [the security Chicken Littles] warn, there will be a tragedy that could have been averted.”
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"Although “the legislative environment is very hostile today,” the intelligence community’s top lawyer, Robert S. Litt, said to colleagues in an August e-mail, which was obtained by The Post, “it could turn in the event of a terrorist attack or criminal event where strong encryption can be shown to have hindered law enforcement.”
There is value, he said, in “keeping our options open for such a situation.”"
Gee, anyone care to bet on what the ~next~ false flag event is going to be about?