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The EARN IT Act: How to Ban End-to-End Encryption Without Banning It
- crmrc114 7y agoThis kind of insanity- can our legislators please consult someone in technology before they try and rip apart digital privacy because a few bad actors exist. The classic "Will someone think of the children!" pearl clutching also brought us SOPA and PIPA, that thankfully were shot down by internet outrage after the cost was brought to the full attention of the public.
- JohnFen 7y agoI don't think that this sort of effort is the result of legislators not understanding the technology or as a reaction to "a few bad actors". Those things only look true because of the highly disingenuous arguments they're making. They actively want to prevent effective encryption from being in common use solely because it restricts their ability to spy on you and me, thus limiting their power.
- m_alexgr 7y agoBingo. Power play entirely.
- m-p-3 7y agoStrong encryption and decentralization is the only effective way to keep these power-hungry leeches in check.
- amylene 7y agoI don’t have the context on the intentions of these people, but what makes you think this? Isn’t it possible they only care about protecting children and the side effects are completely dismissed, rather than it being a power grab? Just curious what evidence makes you believe it’s nefarious.
- catalogia 7y agoTrack record? This is not the American federal government's first digital powergrab. They don't deserve being given the benefit of the doubt.
- tsbinz 7y agoPrevious discussion (now both entries are on the frontpage): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22202110 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22202110
- earenndil 7y agoSolution: make the portions of a company that deal with/offer E2EE and those that don't separate entities. The bits that are E2EE don't need immunity because they don't make CSAM available online. The other bits get immunity because they don't do E2EE, which is fine, because that's the way it currently is. I really don't see the point of this.
- SirLJ 7y agoDupe