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I did my Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) [1] on this issue, and it actually surprised me how many people think that the governments are right in this debat
by libeclipse 9y ago
I did my Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) [1] on this issue, and it actually surprised me how many people think that the governments are right in this debate.
When presenting the work, I had a chance to ask ordinary people, and they all pretty much agreed that the government should be able to "break" encryption with a warrant.
This is a scary prospect, and I feel that educating citizens as well as the government is important.
[1] https://github.com/libeclipse/EPQ/blob/master/paper.pdf https://github.com/libeclipse/EPQ/blob/master/paper.pdf
- braveo 9y agoThey're right, they just don't understand it doesn't really work like that. In theory, being able to break encryption with a warrant is exactly the right scenario. In practice, if you an break it with a warrant, someone else can break it without a warrant and can do so without your knowledge.
- libeclipse 9y agoYou're absolutely right. Encryption is either strong for everyone all of the time, or it isn't.