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Jeb Bush Has been cozying up to Silicon Valley this election season, but his newly announced cybersecurity platform isn’t likely to win him many fans within the tech industry. In a lengthy post detailing his plans today, the former governor advocated for increased government surveillance, writing, “The National Security Agency and Cyber Command are on the front lines of defending the United States against cyberthreats. We must stop demonizing these quiet intelligence professionals and start giving them the tools they need.” But Bush is light on details as to what those tools would be.
Insert much gnashing of teeth by American tech companies and privacy advocates here.
In the post-Edward Snowden era, tech giants like Apple and Microsoft have become increasingly vocal about the need to protect user data from the prying eyes of the government …. http://www.wired.com