An even worse anti-encryption bill than EARN IT

Re:An even worse anti-encryption bill than EARN IT by smt88 on Thursday June 25, 2020 @11:36AM (#23641880)

As an ignorant non-lawyer, it seems to me that the "illegal search" argument won't hold up. Laypeople see encryption as a lock on a safe that the govt should be able to compel you to open.

Why not use a 1st Amendment approach? Doesn't my freedom to speak also cover the "language" (i.e. encrypted bits) I'm using?

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Re:An even worse anti-encryption bill than EARN IT by Spivak on Thursday June 25, 2020 @01:59PM (#23643552)

I still don't get why they're burdening the service providers with this? Like I know why but I'm surprised a bill that says that police can compel you to unlock your device hasn't come around.

Like why are you making it the mailman's problem?

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Re:An even worse anti-encryption bill than EARN IT by happythomist on Thursday June 25, 2020 @02:16PM (#23643747)

A service provider like Google or Apple (a) provides a single point of access to many devices, and (b) is very likely to comply with law enforcement requests if compliance is legally required.

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