Warrantless encryption is a first amendment issue

Re:Warrantless encryption is a first amendment issue by hwita on Thursday December 12, 2019 @05:36PM (#21777331)

One important thing to keep in mind about users encrypting their own messages: those encrypted messages will be impossible to discern from random bits.

This means if I send the message "f734fca50971f301786eaf0ee0de900f" there is no way to tell if I'm breaking the law or not unless we also outlaw sending random bits.

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Re:Warrantless encryption is a first amendment issue by anon9001 on Thursday December 12, 2019 @08:46PM (#21778446)

Ah, you're right. We need to make sending out random bits a felony, that way if we see anyone doing it, we know they're a criminal. Good catch.

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