Re:Cloudflare expands its government warrant canaries
by kelnos on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @01:36PM
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> But some information should not be shared and, at times, we need to allow the government to decide when.
I agree with the first part of your statement but not the second. I don't trust the government with that absolute power.
That's why we have an adversarial legal system: to challenge the government when we think they're doing wrong. Unfortunately, the government has effectively created a shadow legal system where challenges are ineffective. This is why things like warrant canaries are necessary, when the government tries to do an end run around checks on its power.
I agree with the first part of your statement but not the second. I don't trust the government with that absolute power.
That's why we have an adversarial legal system: to challenge the government when we think they're doing wrong. Unfortunately, the government has effectively created a shadow legal system where challenges are ineffective. This is why things like warrant canaries are necessary, when the government tries to do an end run around checks on its power.