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> But going dark is broader than encryption; it involves the decreasing ability of the government to conduct effective lawful surveillance for many technical re
by deogeo 7y ago
> But going dark is broader than encryption; it involves the decreasing ability of the government to conduct effective lawful surveillance for many technical reasons, including but not limited to the widespread adoption of encryption technology.
The 'going dark' boogeyman - how predictable. Only in the mind of a spy agency shill does the rapidly growing number of surveillance cameras, facial recognition, flying surveillance drones with high-resolution cameras over cities, and interception of all communication metadata (if not the content), equate to decreasing ability. They won't be happy until we are stripped of even the last tiny scrap of privacy.
- solstice 7y agoHave you read the whole (admittedly rather long) article? He has a pretty nuanced view of it imo, especially at the end and explicitly refers to the "golden age of surveillance"
- deogeo 7y agoHe says "some argue that society is in a golden age of surveillance" exactly once, but repeatedly presents 'going dark' as fact. That the rest of his view is nuanced doesn't make that aspect any less of a lie.