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The 3 Techdirt links in the article are especially helpful for catching up. EARN IT is another skirmish in the 30+ year old Crypto Wars. For those who care abo
by loteck 5y ago
The 3 Techdirt links in the article are especially helpful for catching up.
EARN IT is another skirmish in the 30+ year old Crypto Wars. For those who care about defending privacy and encryption, exhaustion is not an option.
Power-hungry governments must be viewed similarly to an APT in this context. They are following their very nature, and they will never stop inventing new approaches.
There is no other option except to stay organized and always ready to engage.
- bsder 5y ago> For those who care about defending privacy and encryption, exhaustion is not an option. For those who care about democracy, exhaustion is not an option. This is why people who believe that they can be "neutral" or "in the middle" make me so angry. "Two sides" doesn't hold when one side is actively trying to sabotage you.
- snarf21 5y agoWhile I agree with you, I think the last 5 years have shown that exhaustion wins. It is just a matter of time. People won't stay vigilant. They just want to provide a life for their family. Life is hard enough without having to stop clueless and bribed politicians from ending freedom on a weekly basis.
- loteck 5y agoI think the last 30 years of failed government efforts to effectively end the use of secure encryption contradict your opinion. Those battles were won by vigilant defenders. You can and should join them if it's important to you.
- icelancer 5y agoThe other way to look at your statement is that secure encryption is inherently unbeatable by its very nature, and attempts to legislate against it are like trying to say that 1+1=3 for very large values of 1. I believe in writing lawmakers and spreading awareness, but people who are skeptical of the legislative/voting path have a point: Building things that are ungovernable plays a critical role in this process. Likely we need to do both.
- xvector 5y agoI don't think this doomer/fatalistic mentality helps anyone. History has also shown that even exhausted people can fight and win.
- McDyver 5y ago> They just want to provide a life for their family. That's true, and keeping people worried about their next paycheck is a great way to control them. The good thing about this "great resignation" or "great renegotiation", is that some people are starting to take that fight into their own hands. They are shifting the power and taking control of their own lives. Eventually their focus will no longer be on short-term survival, and thry will take control of other aspects of their lives that currently are not so pressing. I'm hopeful that younger people will be more aware, and see through these boomer games.
- fsflover 5y agoPeople who are busy with their own life can at least support EFF etc. with donations.
- nexuist 5y agoCynicism is obedience. We can and should beat this.