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The Encryption Tightrope: Balancing Americans’ Security and Privacy: EventID=104573

House Committee on the Judiciary · news · Watch on YouTube

CryptographyPrivacy, surveillance & cybercrimeLaw, policing & justice

What it is

A 2016 House Judiciary Committee hearing on encryption, held during the Apple and FBI iPhone dispute. It features testimony from Apple, the FBI and outside experts including Susan Landau, and runs over five hours.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN users cite it as primary-source testimony, especially for the argument that weakening encryption is security versus security, not privacy versus security.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2017

What HN commenters said

  1. “the recent House Judiciary Committee Hearing is worth the watch”

    House Judiciary hearing on encryption, including Susan Landau's testimony

    rietta, 2016-03 · Strong recommendation · in “FBI Wants It to Be Impractical to Deploy Strong Encryption Without Key Escrow”

  2. “In general the discussions were quite well presented”

    Four-hour hearing with Apple and FBI testimony on iPhone encryption.

    alblue, 2016-03 · Recommendation · in “FBI’s Comey Concedes Mistake Was Made Over iPhone in San Bernardino Case”

  3. “She explains in detail not only the problem with backdoors, but also how the FBI badly needs to update their methods.”

    Landau explains problems with backdoors and the FBI's outdated methods

    pdkl95, 2017-05 · Recommendation · in “FBI director Comey backs new Feinstein push for decrypt bill”

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Topics: apple vs fbi, congressional hearing, backdoors, susan landau, san bernardino

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