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Re:Key senators have voted for the anti-encryption EARN IT act by wizzwizz4 on Friday February 11, 2022 @05:05AM (#30299509)
But software developers know. Surely, surely, there can't be anybody who knows, understands and still supports this stuff‽
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Re:Key senators have voted for the anti-encryption EARN IT act by toyg on Friday February 11, 2022 @05:14AM (#30299577)
Did you forget a /s tag...?

Most people would trade their mother for some shiny - that's why we have laws to protect from predatory behaviour. And software devs are just people, in the end.

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Re:Key senators have voted for the anti-encryption EARN IT act by rectang on Friday February 11, 2022 @11:05AM (#30303007)
Oh come on, I said I was "disappointed", not "outraged" or something more extreme.

But yes, I think that understanding helps, and Judge Alsup, whose programming background informed a sane ruling on copyright and APIs in Oracle vs. Google, is exhibit A.

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