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Re:Scaring People into Supporting Backdoors by RankingMember on Thursday December 12, 2019 @09:21AM (#21772030)
I mean, really, isn't this kind of a moot point from a dedicated criminal's perspective? Does the government actually have any power? Sure, you'll catch the idiots operating over a compromised channel, but it doesn't matter what laws you pass wailing about "the children" and "criminals" if the criminals are rolling their own or even just using PGP.
Re:Scaring People into Supporting Backdoors by rando_null on Thursday December 12, 2019 @09:35AM (#21772108)
It's not about criminals. It's just about control.
Re:Scaring People into Supporting Backdoors by RankingMember on Thursday December 12, 2019 @09:38AM (#21772134)
I think it's both. The government wants the power to see EVERYTHING because EVERYONE is a potential criminal.
Re:Scaring People into Supporting Backdoors by lolc on Thursday December 12, 2019 @09:44AM (#21772185)
It should not be presumed that criminals are in any way smarter when it comes to technology. They may be more motivated, but when the options are less mainstream, they will make more mistakes.

Backdooring mainstream encryption will substantially decrease security for criminals. What is often brushed over by proponents is that it will weaken security for all of us.

Re:Scaring People into Supporting Backdoors by generalpass on Thursday December 12, 2019 @10:07AM (#21772368)
> What is often brushed over by proponents is that it will weaken security for all of us.

Because there are criminals in the government.