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Snowden and the NSA dragnet are a bit more abstract than a personal right to encryption on a device in ones ownership.
by ethbro 11y ago
Snowden and the NSA dragnet are a bit more abstract than a personal right to encryption on a device in ones ownership.
- tremon 11y agoHow so? To me, dragnet surveillance is a lot easier to explain and conceptualize to non-techies than personal encryption. And I use encryption on all my devices (except my android phone, it's still running 4.x)
- kelseydh 11y agoOne aspect is the difference in opponent. Until recently most people thought NSA-level surveillance only applied if you were a national security threat like Osama Bin Laden. In this case we're talking about the FBI wanting access for regular police cases. That touches way closer to reality for many.