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Why does that matter? Cops weren’t listening to those old face to face communications. That was practically impossible which is analogous to the technical impos
by bradleyjg 5y ago
Why does that matter? Cops weren’t listening to those old face to face communications. That was practically impossible which is analogous to the technical impossibility of listening in on E2EE connections. Instead they were cracking cases in other ways (physical evidence, confidential sources, etc.)
- wizzwizz4 5y agoTo play Devil's Advocate: people had to meet up for face-to-face communications, but they don't have to meet up for remote communication.
- citruscomputing 5y agoDoes the devil need an advocate?
- wizzwizz4 5y agoThe Catholic Church seems to think so, and they've got a notorious anti-Devil bias. It's useful to put forward arguments against things, even if you don't agree with them, because it helps to put into words why you don't agree with them.
- bradleyjg 5y agoThat’s a true fact but why does it make traditional policing impossible?
- zo1 5y agoWhat is "traditional policing" in your view?
- aspenmayer 5y agoWhatever it is, it isn’t a dragnet.
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- wizzwizz4 5y agoI don't think it does. We've had encrypted communications for centuries; cases have been cracked before without decoding those messages.