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> Even though transport encryption is increasingly being deployed on the Internet, it still reveals data that can threaten democracy: the identities of senders
by layoutIfNeeded 7y ago
> Even though transport encryption is increasingly being deployed on the Internet, it still reveals data that can threaten democracy: the identities of senders and receivers, the times, frequency and the volume of communication are all still revealed.
Can threaten democracy? What a weird wording... Typically where these informations are used to block people from accessing the internet, aren’t democratic countries to begin with.
- coldtea 7y ago>Typically where these informations are used to block people from accessing the internet, aren’t democratic countries to begin with. Blocking people from accessing the internet is crude. Tracking people accessing the internet is even better, and that also happens in so-called "democratic" countries (that is, countries than once in 4 years allow the masses to vote for a party or candidate between 2-3 pre-selected options).
- colejohnson66 7y agoMinor nitpick: in the US, it’s two of the big parties, and a few of the small parties (so not 2-3 total). Last time (2016), there was the Libertarian Party and the Green Party on the ballot.
- coldtea 7y agoYeah, but it's usually merely 2 parties that have any chances at all, by the way the voting system is setup, and how the whole game is played (for one, ruling parties having the money to advertise and secure their positions and playing with advantage beyond their program over any new party)