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In liberal democracies legislators also protect fundamental rights from the whims of the majority. > if you polled the US that any sizable portion No, but th
by cblconfederate 5y ago
In liberal democracies legislators also protect fundamental rights from the whims of the majority.
> if you polled the US that any sizable portion
No, but they also would agree to that they should have an option to keep their data privately. Maybe the public should be polled about this tradeoff?
For example the case of virtual CP has an interesting legal history https://www.freedomforuminstitute.org/first-amendment-center/topics/freedom-of-speech-2/internet-first-amendment/virtual-child-pornography/ https://www.freedomforuminstitute.org/first-amendment-center...
- slg 5y ago>No, but they also wouldn't consent to having no option left to record their thoughts privately. Maybe the public should be polled about this tradeoff? It is fine if this is your argument, but you don't have to wrap this argument in with the very legality of CP. You can acknowledge something is and should be a crime while also being against these type of automated dragnets to find people guilty of said crime.
- cblconfederate 5y ago> something is and should be a crime while also being against these type of automated But there is a clear tradeoff between the two so saying that would be a useless platitude. If we really see the internet as an extension of our vocal chords, then we should have individual rights to it, especially considering the fact that the internet infrastructure is not provided by the governments themselves, only the spying is.
- slg 5y agoI don't know what to say to you if you consider someone voicing opposition to this move by Apple as a "useless platitude" if they don't also believe that we have a constitutional right to post CP on the internet.