UN says encryption “necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom”
Found on Ars Technica on Thursday, 28 May 2015
The latest official to enter the backdoor chorus was National Security Agency chief Mike Rogers, who said on Wednesday that governments should be given access to encrypted products just like they do with telephone communications.
The UN report, however, did not mention how "court-ordered decryption" could be carried out unless tech companies built backdoors into their encrypted products.
The White House is formulating a position on encryption backdoors in response to UK Prime Minister David Cameron, FBI Director James Comey, and former Attorney General Eric Holder demanding backdoor access.
One step forward, one step back. It's no surprise that the feds want access to everything so they can snoop on everybody, and that Cameron loves censorship and control.