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To counter that metaphor, what would the objection be to doors that lock, but the police are given a master key? There are a few obvious issues with centralisa
by untog 7y ago
To counter that metaphor, what would the objection be to doors that lock, but the police are given a master key?
There are a few obvious issues with centralisation and the possibility of bad actors on the police, but I’m not sure how persuasive it is against “think of the children!!”
- tracker1 7y agoEvery power any government has ever been given has been abused. Best to limit any government as much as reasonable. Most places where child endangerment is/would happen is already encrypted, and it doesn't seem to be significantly hindering investigation. Beyond this, requiring a master key won't stop independent implementations that don't have such a thing. It's like criminals are willing to break the law or something. Areas with strict gun control still have gun crimes, and people willing to endanger children would still use encryption without said back door.
- untog 7y ago> Every power any government has ever been given has been abused. Best to limit any government as much as reasonable. Do you really think this is sellable to the average voter? That isn't a mainstream opinion.
- tracker1 7y agoWhich is pretty sad. It's part of what this country (USA) was founded on.
- parliament32 7y agoThe objection is they'll lose it, and locks will be useless. See: TSA locks are now useless because the TSA leaked images of the master keys, which anyone can create now.