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Re: [saag] Ubiquitous Encryption: content filtering

Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> Tue, 23 June 2015 04:36 UTC

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Subject: Re: [saag] Ubiquitous Encryption: content filtering
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> On purely technical grounds, an argument for filtering in the "middle"
> is reasonable. It's much easier for a mobile operator, an ISP, or an
> enterprise IT organization to perform content filtering at an
> intermediate point than to try to do so in every end point device.
> That's a major reason why enterprise IT folks prefer perimeter
> firewalls over endpoint firewalls. It's very difficult and expensive
> to manage (security) software on a large number of user devices, and
> it's even worse when those devices are diverse (e.g., Windows vs. Mac
> vs. Lunix or iOS vs. Android, vs. ...).

and that is working out so well, see OPM disaster

can you say soft gooey inside?

randy

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