From 8524d5fd8cf7c8a3fde26080a7e64f84b1dd736c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: root Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2022 16:17:35 +0000 Subject: Continuing with introduction. --- paper.ms | 23 ++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) (limited to 'paper.ms') diff --git a/paper.ms b/paper.ms index 1f5ad80..8630579 100644 --- a/paper.ms +++ b/paper.ms @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ generally, governments have often engaged in signals intelligence (SIGINT) such as phone line tapping. Modern SIGINT initiatives have become incredibly complex and sophisticated and have grown greatly as popular adoption of technology has grown. Part of government interest -in SIGINT is a direct response to percieved threads, such as the +in SIGINT is a direct response to perceived threads, such as the PATRIOT Act in the US which followed the 2001 terrorist attacks with the objective of strengthening national security (cite). Later, the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 further increased increased the powers of @@ -49,16 +49,16 @@ US {guardian greenwald verizon}{guardian NSA roberts}{times savage to respond to encryption and other technological developments with the primary interest of overcoming it in order to prevent terror and crime. These measures have, however, had arguably limited -efffectiveness and have violated the privacy of individuals who are -not suspected of being a threat to national security. The way we -respond to encryption as a society will clearly be significant, and -the success of government responses to encryption in relation to -issues such as terror and crime are rather significant. A failure of -effective response could allow terrorism to occur in ways previously -unseen, however an overreaction threatens people's civil liberties and -could easily be exploited for reasons other than prevention of crime -and terror. The successes and failures of government responses can be -judged in various ways. +effectiveness and have violated the privacy of individuals who are +not suspected of being a threat to national security. Responses to +encryption domestically and internationally will have significant +consequences, given the potential importance of the information being +communicated. Successful SIGINT and cryptanalysis by government +agencies can successfully respond to modern threats of crime and +terror. A failure of responsible governance, however may not only +threaten the privacy of individuals unnecessarily, but also fail to +respond to the ways in which criminals and terrorists are using +encryption existing thereby only as a tool of authoritarian control. An argument is often made against allowing widespread use of encryption and generally against widespread effective operations @@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ such as keys (research, cite). .ad l Intro Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008 + USA FREEDOM Act (2015)(HR 2048) Cryptography https://wikiless.org/wiki/Kerckhoffs%27s_principle?lang=en -- cgit v1.2.3