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Re:White House weighs encryption crackdown by carapace on Friday June 28, 2019 @02:11PM (#20307205)
> The concern is that law enforcement can't decrypt things even if they have a warrant,

The concern is that law enforcement apparently can't understand that "Warrant-compatible encryption" is an oxymoron.

If encryption is a munition (if privacy is a weapon) then the 2nd Amendment is in play, eh?

(edit: WWII, Turing, Bombe, Enigma.)

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Re:White House weighs encryption crackdown by rubinelli on Friday June 28, 2019 @02:51PM (#20307655)
Definitely, after all encryption is a crucial tool for citizens to protect themselves from oppressive governments, so it fits the spirit of the law even better than it fits its letter.
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