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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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A small team of engineers and artists that make up Next Thing Co. launched a Kickstarter campaign today for Chip, their $ 9 single-board computer that boasts Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a larger processor than Raspberry Pi’s most powerful models.
The tiny device runs a 1 GHz R8 ARM processor, and comes with 512MB of RAM and 4GB of storage. In comparison, the Raspberry Pi B and B+ models feature a 900 MHz quad-core ARM Cortex 7 processor. The Chip comes with a built-in composite output to connect to monitors and supports adapters for VGA or HDMI. It runs Debian Linux and comes preloaded with the Scratch programming language for those who might be new to coding.
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