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I disagree. Maybe people can influence policy in US, but this will still happen to journalists in China, women in Saudi Arabia, suspected drug users in the Phil
by chrismartin 10y ago
I disagree. Maybe people can influence policy in US, but this will still happen to journalists in China, women in Saudi Arabia, suspected drug users in the Philippines, and tomorrow's persecuted minority in tomorrow's undemocratic regime.
Technical self-defense measures are imperfect partial workarounds but the best we have to offer for people in these situations.
- Semiapies 10y agoFurther, why a political solution won't work is right there: this is not an issue most people face or will care about. Even if you manage to stop customs agents from demanding access, some other branch of government will do it, even if it's outright illegal for them to do so. Technical solutions are the only ones that will make a dent.