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> The Pakistani government can require that Apple and Google block certain apps and require that they maintain their ability to do so. In general, we do not se
by stale2002 6y ago
> The Pakistani government can require that Apple and Google block certain apps and require that they maintain their ability to do so.
In general, we do not see governments doing this, no.
For example, I am sure that some people in Pakistan own intel/windows computers.
But Pakistan is not making laws that require every single intel/windows computer to block certain content, at the hardware level of the PC.
That is something that seems pretty difficult to enforce on all PCs.
If phones worked more like PCs, then it is likely that they would enjoy similar benefits.
- jpttsn 6y agoIt would be fun to watch someone calmly and rationally explain this impossibility to the legislator. Perhaps with slides about Turing’s universal machine and the x86 architecture. And while you have their ear, maybe convince them that end to end encryption can’t be safely backdoored, and that cellphone radios won’t crash planes. Legislators have so much respect and patience for technical arguments that limit their power.
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