The Moral Character of Cryptographic Work

Title: The Moral Character of Cryptographic Work (http://web.cs.ucdavis.edu/~rogaway/papers/moral.pdf)

Author: Phillip Rogaway

Abstract:

Cryptography rearranges power: it configures who can do what, from what. This makes cryptography an inherently political tool, and it confers on the field an intrinsically moral dimension. The Snowden revelations motivate a reassessment of the political and moral positioning of cryptography. They lead one to ask if our inability to effectively address mass surveillance constitutes a failure of our field.

Presenter Bio:

Mark Jenkins (http://markjenkins.ca/) is a Winnipeg based information technology contractor, B.C.Sc, and LFCS.