| > I hope he leaves the presidency, leaves Washington and spends a few years thinking about what went wrong before writing his memoirs. No doubt he will. But let's stay focused on the debate for now. He's still in office. There's still time to share facts with him. He says he has a digital services team. Who holds those positions currently? And who are his technology advisors? What are they saying on this issue? What have they shared with Obama? From Obama's remarks, it sounds like he treats the digital services team more as a toolset, rather than a team of trusted advisors. EDIT: The next PCAST (President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology) meeting will be on March 25 and webcast here [1]. No need to sign up, just visit that page on the date to view. I suggest we all watch this and submit questions to their group in advance. They meet every other month. The last meeting was on January 15, which predates Comey's open letter to the public (Feb 21) about the San Bernardino case, so they have not yet publicly discussed encryption in light of what's happened since Comey's letter. [1] https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/pcast |