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I'm sick and tired of seeing tech-illiterate decision makers on both international levels attempt to thwart our right to privacy. Does anyone know what we or I
by eivarv 6y ago
I'm sick and tired of seeing tech-illiterate decision makers on both international levels attempt to thwart our right to privacy.
Does anyone know what we or I can do (in this case specifically) to help fight this idiocy?
- TheRealPomax 6y agoYeah: run for office, win, and then effect policy change. But almost no one's willing to actually do that. They just want easy outs like "contacting your MP" or "donating to an org that says they'll try to fix it".
- eivarv 6y agoI mean, I organize petitions, write op-eds (incl. in major national papers), contribute to OSS, have back-and-forths with major decision makers in public, etc. ... But I don't seem to reach through. I'd be willing to do volunteer work or start an organization, but can't really run for office as I have another career. Besides: I don't know what party would have me, because it seems to me that the politicians don't understand the arguments nor the premise – they're no tech-experts, after all (which is part of the problem, I suspect).
- intricatedetail 6y agoThey don't work for public good. You would have to convince them how encryption could make their businesses more money than the ban.
- m4rtink 6y agoIt can be done - an ex-coleague of mine got elected to the European Parliament last time - ot took two tries but wprled out & he is doing a good job there as far as I can tell. It's hardky an insurmountable barrier.
- iso947 6y agoThe most successful British politician in the last 100 years never got elected - he was defeated 7 times, once by a dolphin. On a more recent example a footballer has managed to affect meaningful change and government u turns time and time again. Charisma and making the population care about your cause is how you do it.
- fakedang 6y agoHack into their devices and messaging accounts and release their own sex tapes for public consumption. On the other hand, I'd rather not see explicit visuals of von Der Leyen and gang. The sheer horror!
- mkhpalm 6y agoIts a bit naive to believe decision makers are tech-illiterate. Why not consider that they are both literate and understand what they are asking for? Is it because we don't like what that means?
- eivarv 6y agoBecause recordings of politicians interacting with experts and NGOs in a recent Norwegian hearing (about bulk metadata collection) makes it seem they have no practical understanding of the subject matter.
- CivBase 6y agoI'd definitely say they are "tech-illiterate". The mere suggestion that we should seek to limit terrorist access to encryption is evident of a fundamental misunderstanding of the technology. Encryption is not a product. It is not an application made by Apple, Microsoft, Google, or whoever which you use to secure data. Encryption is an idea. Humans have been encrypting information since long before computers. We cannot stop it. It's like arguing that we should limit terrorist access to algebra. I'd say anyone arguing for that is illiterate when it comes to algebra. Likewise, I'd say anyone arguing for limitations on encryption is illiterate when it comes to encryption.