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>First of all, to give words to the obvious question here: what leads a group of people to flaunt their insanely unethical desire to profit from <insert antonym

>First of all, to give words to the obvious question here: what leads a group of people to flaunt their insanely unethical desire to profit from <insert antonym of freedom>? They are literally trumpeting the ability for their clients to forcibly copy data without the permission of the owner of the device in question. Is it just money? Is it that simple? That's one way to look at it. Another is that they provide law enforcement the ability to catch and trial criminals (for instance sex offenders) who are using the phone manufacturer's naivete to hide their nefarious deeds. It depends on your point of view.

jMyles 7y ago
One way or another, they are facilitating (in fact profiting from) one human to forcibly access a sensitive device belonging to another human, with the consent of the latter. The sex offender spectre doesn't change that.
- Illniyar 7y ago
  No, but "by law enforcement" aspect does. We gave government and specifically law enforcement the ability to disregard the privacy and certain rights of certain people in certain conditions - in this case a criminal's right to privacy after or during a criminal act. It's like saying that because hidden recording devices can be abused it should be illegal (or at least one should be ashamed of) to create it.
- JoeSmithson 7y ago
  The sex offender "spectre" completely changes that because privacy is a "qualified right" that is appropriate to violate in some circumstances. > Under the European Convention on Human Rights, the right to privacy is, in effect, contained in Article 8, the right to respect for family and private life. It is important to know that it is also a “qualified” right. That means it is not absolute, and can be interfered with in certain limited situations, for example to protect national security or freedom of expression. However, any interference has to be necessary and proportionate. https://rightsinfo.org/the-right-to-privacy-and-why-it-matters/ https://rightsinfo.org/the-right-to-privacy-and-why-it-matte...

jMyles 7y ago

One way or another, they are facilitating (in fact profiting from) one human to forcibly access a sensitive device belonging to another human, with the consent of the latter. The sex offender spectre doesn't change that.

Illniyar 7y ago
No, but "by law enforcement" aspect does. We gave government and specifically law enforcement the ability to disregard the privacy and certain rights of certain people in certain conditions - in this case a criminal's right to privacy after or during a criminal act. It's like saying that because hidden recording devices can be abused it should be illegal (or at least one should be ashamed of) to create it.
JoeSmithson 7y ago
The sex offender "spectre" completely changes that because privacy is a "qualified right" that is appropriate to violate in some circumstances. > Under the European Convention on Human Rights, the right to privacy is, in effect, contained in Article 8, the right to respect for family and private life. It is important to know that it is also a “qualified” right. That means it is not absolute, and can be interfered with in certain limited situations, for example to protect national security or freedom of expression. However, any interference has to be necessary and proportionate. https://rightsinfo.org/the-right-to-privacy-and-why-it-matters/ https://rightsinfo.org/the-right-to-privacy-and-why-it-matte...