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Re:White House weighs encryption crackdown by soulofmischief on Friday June 28, 2019 @02:52PM (#20307668)
Selective enforcement isn't a good thing... It's a symptom of a bad thing.

"Show me the man and I’ll show you the crime" - Lavrentiy Beria

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Re:White House weighs encryption crackdown by rhinoceraptor on Friday June 28, 2019 @03:21PM (#20307930)
Absolutely, government tends towards ever increasing authoritarianism and unjust criminalization of the people.

So the right to privacy (and therefore the ability to break the law) is one of the most important checks against government.

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