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"We get told in DoD and elsewhere is don’t click on links. The whole Internet is built on clicking on links." John Launchbury #enigma2017

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.@Google compiled a list of the Mirai botnet IP addresses, which it has shared with law enforcement and researchers. #enigma2017

"We don't have scheduled downtime at @Google." @menscher #enigma2017

"At Google we think availability is pretty important. We made $26B last quarter mostly bc our services were up." @menscher #enigma2017

Because @WhatsApp uses e2e encryption and can't see message content, they use machine learning to identify spammers. #enigma2017

.@whatsapp reduced spam by 75% at the same time they rolled out E2E encryption. #enigma2017

"The goal of the law is to have consistent outcomes and that’s a goal that it falls way short of." @manconley #enigma2017

"We’re looking at situations where we're opposing a bill. The engineering mindset can help with playing defense." @manconley #enigma2017

"Readability is good. You can probably do better than what's in modern law." @manconley #enigma2017

"We have real concerns about the lack of thoughtful design in law." @manconley #enigma2017

"You would think if you put spaghetti and sausage together you'd get something wonderful. But that's not true." @manconley #enigma2017

"Law doesn't age very well. It was written years, maybe decades ago." @manconley #enigma2017