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Then again, given speeding is so widely accepted, radar detectors are legal to use in 49 out of 50 states. It would be nice if encryption was viewed the same w

• blattimwind 7y ago
  Isn't (relatively) strong encryption legal in every one of your 50 states and deployed to more than 10^10 devices globally?
  • benignslime 7y ago
    What point are you trying to make? The fucking article posed is about ensuring that is isn't legal.
• JoshTriplett 7y ago
  No, we absolutely don't want strong encryption viewed as "illegal but accepted", we want it viewed as "absolute necessity for day-to-day life and personal safety, unacceptable to ever weaken".
  • u801e 7y ago
    I think it comes down to popular vote versus government policy. While things like speeding and marijuana are illegal, popular votes have made these things legal (or quasi legal) in their respective jurisdictions. For example, votes to remove speed cameras or make them illegal, or votes to decriminalize marijuana. But you are correct in that we really should make it completely legal so that the government doesn't have an excuse to target individuals for engaging in a practice that is generally widely accepted.