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But why? Why give the government such a ripe target for abuse? Why tilt the balance of power even further in its favor?
by throwaway84742 8y ago
But why? Why give the government such a ripe target for abuse? Why tilt the balance of power even further in its favor?
- SolarNet 8y agoAlso a good question, but this post focused only on why it's a stupid idea technically on purpose.
- throwaway84742 8y agoPoint taken. He briefly talks about “policy” in the beginning. Policy is the instrument through which the ruling class gradually strips away individual freedoms. We need to prominently feature freedom in these conversations, because ultimately that’s what at stake here.
- amelius 8y agoBecause now there is a patent, the government can start forcing companies to implement it. And the patent owner will profit. Quite smart, actually.
- numbsafari 8y agoExcept prior art? I mean, clearly there’s a difference between “blows up” and “destroys all the key material”, but clearly Apple can point to prior art here.
- nine_k 8y agoBecause every organization strives for more power, whether its members admit it or not. The very idea of "checks and balances" is that different organizations would strive for power on opposite directions, thus preventing each other from gaining much.
- allenz 8y agoMany people, especially those outside the tech community, do not view law enforcement as an adversary. In the US, the balance that we have struck is that the government cannot search our property, except upon probable cause (fourth amendment). While I personally don't like it, I think that warrant-based key escrow is reasonable from a policy perspective.
- throwaway84742 8y agoIn post-FISA world where a campaign of a presidential candidate was wiretapped under false pretenses, this view of the world is criminally naive.