Cybersecurity

[unixronin]

bruce_schneier on why the NSA should NOT be in charge of US cybersecurity:

Putting national cybersecurity in the hands of the NSA is an incredibly bad idea. An entire parade of people, ranging from former FBI director Louis Freeh to Microsoft’s Trusted Computing Group Vice President and former Justice Department computer crime chief Scott Charney, have told Congress the same thing at this month’s hearings.

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[lebo-superman.livejournal.com]

I agree completely that putting the NSA in charge is not only wrong, but dangerous. The current conflict of interest alone is enough to veto the idea - but what happens if the current administration (or one in the future) decides to use NSA resources to develop a "hit list" of people who are "enemies of the state" simply for disagreeing with the current White House occupant?

*shudder*