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Re:Interpol plans to condemn encryption spread, citing preda... by killjoywashere on Monday November 18, 2019 @12:02AM (#21562021)
A nice example of the complexity in this space: the Ben Franklin quote "those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" means something rather different when taken in context (1).

(1) https://www.npr.org/2015/03/02/390245038/ben-franklins-famou...

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Re:Interpol plans to condemn encryption spread, citing preda... by apatters on Monday November 18, 2019 @04:32AM (#21562975)
Not really. While that specific quote wasn't about surveillance, Franklin was decidedly pro-encryption, as were most of the Founding Fathers. They all "encrypted" their letters regularly with elaborate codes and ciphers to thwart surveillance by colonial authorities. The Revolution probably would have been impossible without it.

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/03/h3ll0-mr...

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