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Re:The EARN IT Bill Is the Government’s Plan to Scan Every M... by djaque on Saturday March 28, 2020 @07:22PM (#22715081)
Exactly! The body in charge of setting the rules is made up primarily of law enforcement and holds no accountability to the public. I have no doubt that if they are handed this opportunity to make encryption uneconomical for companies, they will take it.

Expert opinions about the effect of adding backdoors/ending encryptiin on safety won't matter to them.

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Re:The EARN IT Bill Is the Government’s Plan to Scan Every M... by ct520 on Saturday March 28, 2020 @07:39PM (#22715160)
You mean the same government that fly's sting rays around? Gets illegal pings on cell phones from service providers? The government that put warrant-less tracking devices on cars? Nah - that government is cool bro. They definitely have our best interest in mind.
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