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We don't need to make arguments like "I trust the state, but what about criminals?". All US administrations have exhibited strong evidence of criminality and wo
by tehjoker 7y ago
We don't need to make arguments like "I trust the state, but what about criminals?". All US administrations have exhibited strong evidence of criminality and work to suppress dissent and oppress minorities. The current administration makes AG Barr's machinations exceptionally clear as they employ an ever more viscous kidnapping force and (incompetently) attempt to start wars around the world.
If you want to be able to resist these assholes (e.g. having anti-war or anti-ICE meetings that aren't snooped on, enable whistleblowers, etc), you need secure communications. Don't give them a backdoor.
- mLuby 7y agoA "viscous kidnapping force" is an especially sticky problem. ^__^;
- benj111 7y agoI hate it when the kidnappers are thick.
- stcredzero 7y agoThey're viscously coupled to data. This is what enables them to slip through the cracks: https://giphy.com/gifs/film-terminator-2-X9o7FpxErqKje https://giphy.com/gifs/film-terminator-2-X9o7FpxErqKje
- tehjoker 7y agoOne day I will learn to spell. T_T
- hirundo 7y agoEven if the state is completely trustworthy, has zero potential criminals in its ranks and always acts with good intentions, it's not enough. There is repeated proof, ad nauseum, that governments are incapable of consistently protecting their data from hackers. So if a state has access to backdoors it's a matter of when, not if, that access will be captured by criminals and enemy states. I work in a small company where I honestly believe everyone is trustworthy. Still it is a good thing that our users' passwords are hashed and none of our staff can decode them. It's a tragic example of motivated reasoning that the head of the Department of Justice doesn't get that.
- Cpoll 7y ago> I honestly believe everyone is trustworthy. There's another point to make here: Not giving individuals the keys to the kingdom protects them from being targets.
- jvagner 7y agoAgreed. The government already has so many resources & advantages against individuals, groups and companies. They don't get this one, too.