Someone please explain to me how crypto backdoors would've helped here? http://www.wsj.com/articles/paris-attacks-plot-was-hatched-in-plain-sight-1448587309 …
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Replying to @empiricalerror
@empiricalerror Still possible the underlying planning was done encrypted. And who knew Snowden taught terrorists how to use AirBnB?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel > Still possible the underlying planning was done encrypted. ^ I am willing to bet against that.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @empiricalerror
@empiricalerror I'm not betting one way or another. As I've already noted, it's clear the metadata dragnet failed, so encryption is moot.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel I consider this primarily a HUMINT failure.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @empiricalerror
@empiricalerror It was that but I think HUMINT is increasingly relying on dragnet for prioritization.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel If you're talking about US IC: Yes, probably. Regarding French or Belgian intelligence, though, it's not so clear.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@empiricalerror True. But the claims that we need to do away with encryption would rise from the former.
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