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"People determined to communicate without anyone hearing, e.g. to setup their tax-haven accouts-- can do it in 2000 ways." That's pretty much the argument made
by cromwellian 11y ago
"People determined to communicate without anyone hearing, e.g. to setup their tax-haven accouts-- can do it in 2000 ways."
That's pretty much the argument made against any gun regulation, because pretty much anyone who wants to commit a gun crime can find a workaround.
"including checking suspected bank transactions with a warrant"
Assuming one is not using cryptocurrency like bitcoin to store money and make transactions.
- cyphar 11y ago> "including checking suspected bank transactions with a warrant" > Assuming one is not using cryptocurrency like bitcoin to store money and make transactions. All transactions in Bitcoin are public. It's a public ledger that is barely pseudonymous. So, it's actually even easier for law enforcement than with banks -- you don't need to pick up the phone to investigate a transaction history.
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- yohui 11y agoI thought it was interesting that someone in a previous thread pointed out the parallels between encryption and firearm regulation. They presented it as a point in favor of gun ownership, but it made me take a step back and look at it the other way. My opinions haven't changed, but I'm a little more wary of the rhetoric being thrown around.
- coldtea 11y ago>I thought it was interesting that someone in a previous thread pointed out the parallels between encryption and firearm regulation. They presented it as a point in favor of gun ownership, but it made me take a step back and look at it the other way. Instead of reading it as something negative about encryption, you can think it as a positive. In the sense, that the argument shows that encryption has all the "freedom", "individual rights" etc benefits touted for gun ownership, but without the bloodshed that is associated with guns.