[xnull6guest]

Have you been following the news with regard to the Defense Department and Silicon Valley?

There is a concerted effort now, through government compulsion and money, to funnel venture capitol towards start-ups with cyber security (offensive and defensive) and away from those offering encryption and privacy services and communications solutions.

[colordrops]

Could you elaborate or provide links?

[xnull6guest]

The sum total of the following links: DoD will be investing, through parterships with executives of companies that acquire technology from startups, like Facebook, and with partnerships with Silicon Valley Venture Capital Firms to invest in companies that increase the national cybersecurity posture of the US (attack and defense) and to limit funding to technology that it thought to harm the national security of the US (E2E encryption solutions are specifically mentioned). The past few months have seen many defense officials making their way through silicon valley to meet with executives and VC firms, including the Admirial and soon-to-be-representative of the State Department.

http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/24/department-of-defense-cre...

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/27/us/white-house-takes-cyber...

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_27974832/defense-secr...

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/science/pentagon-looking-f...

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/23/technology/the-pentagon-as...

http://www.hngn.com/articles/87223/20150424/secretary-defens...

https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/04/23/defense-department-sili...

http://cryptome.org/2015/04/dod-cyber-strategy-2015.pdf