Re:More encryption means less privacy
by pessimizer on Tuesday August 09, 2016 @03:00PM
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The main thing they have is a very large, very profitable industry whose income rises and falls with minor changes in legislation. If the fourth amendment were the freedom to eat sugar, I guarantee that their advocacy would be just as effective.
Direct action is the only effective form of engagement other than direct payments.
There's a real process and it should be used. People are starting to realise this with the Sanders campaign, although they've still gone about it pretty badly. Engagement has to be institutional and ongoing. The EFF/ACLU approach is pretty good.
If the 4th amendment lobby was anywhere near as good as the 2nd amendment lobby, you would be in a far better place.
Edit: seriously, learn from the gun lobby: they've dealt with both the "terrorism" and "think of the children" arguments while being popular anti-government patriots.