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Technically in the real world you can get jailed for anything as long as corruption exists and humans remain imperfect. But you shouldn’t get jailed for prote
by jchw 5y ago
Technically in the real world you can get jailed for anything as long as corruption exists and humans remain imperfect.
But you shouldn’t get jailed for protected speech and you shouldn’t get jailed for preserving your privacy (via encryption or otherwise.) As cynical as people may get, this is one thing that we have to agree on if we want to live in a free society.
And above all, most certainly, we shouldn’t allow being jailed over encryption to become codified as law, and if it does, we certainly must fight it and not become complacent.
Apathy over politics, especially these days, is understandable with the flood of terrible news and highly divisive topics, but we shouldn’t let the fight for privacy become a victim to apathy. (And yes, I realize big tech surveillance creep is a fear, but IMO we’re starting to get into more direct worst cases now.)