He made a point saying the privacy problem will not be solved with more encryption. The problem is that there is no way to stop a terrorist plot or illegal activity without the ability to know of it's existence.
The author says the solution can only be on the politics side, but frankly I see a dilemma and don't see how to solve it.
The author makes an interresting parallel with the privacy loss we have at work and we accept. But I know I accept it because there are rules and higher authority that can punish abuse. The problem is that this doesn't exist with states spying.
If there was an authority who could punish states who abuse the information gathered for surveillance, then I beleive we could reconcile the need of surveilance for collective security interest and trust in privacy.
We may need some more decades to reach such evolution stage.
The author says the solution can only be on the politics side, but frankly I see a dilemma and don't see how to solve it.
The author makes an interresting parallel with the privacy loss we have at work and we accept. But I know I accept it because there are rules and higher authority that can punish abuse. The problem is that this doesn't exist with states spying.
If there was an authority who could punish states who abuse the information gathered for surveillance, then I beleive we could reconcile the need of surveilance for collective security interest and trust in privacy.
We may need some more decades to reach such evolution stage.