Re:DOJ plans to strike against encryption while the Techlash...
by banads on Thursday February 27, 2020 @08:09AM
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The only way is to share keys
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Re:DOJ plans to strike against encryption while the Techlash...
by dropoutcoder on Thursday February 27, 2020 @03:22PM
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Currently but maybe there’s another way
Too much at stake
Balance of power
God bless America
I’m concerned
Programmer geniuses often can’t see the forest for the trees
This one issue will have a profound impact on our ability to work towards a more civil society
Hopeful that the geniuses will be willing to work towards a better compromise rather than simply resist on theoretical principles
Re:DOJ plans to strike against encryption while the Techlash...
by banads on Friday February 28, 2020 @10:35AM
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>Programmer geniuses often can’t see the forest for the trees
Indeed, this is true. Likewise politicians often know nothing of how trees and forests actually work; and make absurd proposals which primarily serve their interests and pretend to care about a saving a few trees while endagering the entire forest.
Weakening everyone's security in order to weaken a small minority of criminals' security by default results in a net decrease in society's overall security