Snowden sped up sophistication of crypto, “it’s not a good thing”

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Monday that the Snowden revelations have sped up the sophistication of encryption by “about seven years,” according to the Christian Science Monitor.

“From our standpoint, it’s not a good thing,” Clapper reportedly said at CSM’s breakfast event. When asked how he came up with that figure, he cited the National Security Agency.