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RSA president slams crypto backdoors as useful only against petty criminals

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The idea of making end-to-end encryption breakable is “so misguided as to boggle the mind,” according to Amit Yoran, the president of RSA.

He says it will “catastrophically weaken” security for those using it for legitimate purposes without accomplishing the goals for which it is sought – catching terrorists and the worst criminals. “It is solely for the ease and convenience of law enforcement when pursuing petty criminals,” he says, while the toughest adversaries would be unaffected.

“No terrorist or nation-state would ever knowingly use such technology,” he says, except to take advantage of innocent users by exploiting the backdoors. Only small-time actors with no technical sophistication will be caught, he says. The net result would be bad for businesses in all industries trying to defend their digital environments.

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Microsoft slams Android updates, claims Google ships a ‘big pile of… code’ – The Verge

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Microsoft slams Android updates, claims Google ships a 'big pile of… code'
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FTC slams maker of WordSmart — touted by Alex Trebek — for ripping off parents

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The maker of educational software — touted in a 30-minute infomercial by Jeopardy host Alex Trebek — has reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over charges of deceptive marketing and abuse of the national Do Not Call Registry.

From an FTC press release:

The settlement order prohibits WordSmart and (company president) David A. Kay from misrepresenting the benefits of educational goods or services, and from violating the agency’s Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). …

The defendants’ allegedly false and unsubstantiated claims included that, by using WordSmart for a total of 20 hours, students were guaranteed to improve letter grades by at least one GPA point, SAT scores by at least 200 points, ACT scores by at least four points, GRE and GMAT scores by at least 100 points, and IQ scores. They also falsely claimed they would provide a full refund within 30 days if the buyer was not satisfied.

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Chinese Mission to EU slams US congressman’s espionage remarks ‘ridiculous’ – Global Times

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Chinese Mission to EU slams US congressman's espionage remarks 'ridiculous'
Global Times
A Chinese diplomat slammed in Brusls on Sunday a US congressman's remarks on so-called Chinese cyber espionage, saying they were "ridiculous" and a diversion of attention from the controversial US spy program. "Remarks of this kind are ridiculous," …

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