Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 19th April 2016

Dilbert//9866, first published ten years ago on Tuesday 19th April 2016

For The Good Of The Country

Tags

apple, iphone, technology, national security, privacy, terrorism, encryption

Official transcript

Boss: The government wants us to make software to crack our own encryption. Dilbert: That sounds evil. Boss: It's for the good of the country. Dilbert: Can I test it on your phone? Boss: You'd have to kill me first. Dilbert: That would be two good things for the country.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE GOVERNMENT WANTS US TO MAKE SOFTWARE TO CRACK OUR OWN ENCRYPTION THAT SOUNDS EVIL IT'S FOR THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY.

CAN I TEST IT ON YOUR PHONE?

YOU'D HAVE TO KILL ME FIRST.

THAT WOULD BE TWO GOOD THINGS FOR THE COUNTRY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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