[liberationtech] Concerns with new Stanford University security mandate

[taltman1 at stanford.edu]

Rich Kulawiec <rsk at gsp.org> writes:
> Fourth, the simultaneous requirement that systems be backdoored
> and searchable while their disks are encrypted strongly suggests
> that they intend to have a central repository of encryption keys.
>
> Fifth, the requirement for use of centralized backup also provides
> one-stop shopping to an attacker.

Thank you for your reply.

The fact that you have this environment of pervasive searching personal
property, coupled with incremental backups, means that people can be
targeted due to having "objectionable" material at some time in the
past. It creates a stifling environment where people will be afraid to
express themselves, least it becomes a future liability.

My $0.02,

~Tomer