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Re:The EARN IT act is an attack on end-to-end encryption by eyegor on Friday March 06, 2020 @07:40PM (#22508816)
To make this analogy work, the government is asking everyone to install new front door locks. They have a master key. They will always have a master key. They can stop by whenever they please, if they suspect a crime. If you run a red light, they can search your house (no such thing as a "limited" backdoor -- they can't partially decrypt a hard drive. They just clone the whole thing).
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Re:The EARN IT act is an attack on end-to-end encryption by lozf on Saturday March 07, 2020 @08:00AM (#22511344)
Except that it's more like: In addition to the locks that they can access anytime, they're also installing CCTV, microphones and other sensors so they can be sure you're fully compliant at all times.
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