4 ms·
Meh. Eventually tech companies decide they like money and not being in jail more than they like fighting for people's rights, and they throw up their hands and
by DannyBee 11y ago
Meh.
Eventually tech companies decide they like money and not being in jail more than they like fighting for people's rights, and they throw up their hands and say "what are we gonna do, it's the law", and do it.
See: Every other time this has happened.
- majke 11y agoWell, we did win first crypto wars, didn't we? Sure, the war was long, there were casualties.
- deleted 11y ago[deleted]
- tptacek 11y agoWhat casualties are you referring to?
- SturgeonsLaw 11y agoI'm not a tech company, and I'm not an American citizen, so US law has no influence over me. I'd build an end-to-end crypto communications system out of spite, in reaction to these laws, and I'm not particularly activist - and who knows how many other people there are like me out there. Don't give up. Adopting a defeatist attitude does nothing but help the enemy.
- marssaxman 11y agoWell, no, not really. Use of encryption is growing because the things people want to do with their computers and networks can't be done safely without it. Governments could certainly abuse their powers by forbidding encryption, but they would necessarily make all their subjects' computers and networks less valuable in the process. There is thus a strong financial incentive for tech companies to resist bad encryption policy: their ability to grow is limited by the potential utility of their products.