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In either case it is requiring the users to make an account with the violators, which is a problem in itself.

• dane-pgp 5y ago
  Any process with enough friction to prevent spammers/scammers also has enough friction to allow government censorship. Even if governments do end up allowing alternative app stores, I imagine the laws will include some sort of liability clause that means the store owner is responsible for censoring any apps that the government blacklists. This may not be relevant now, but when Western nations start banning E2EE chat apps and VPNs, I think people will become more aware of what a choke-point the app store model is.
  • runnerup 5y ago
    They’ve already bannned truly effective E2EE. Lavabit, TrueCrypt, Skype all RIP. I suspect the new E2EE protocols like signal may secure past communications to some degree but further forward communications can be wiretapped via federal order. No one seems to care.
    • spzb 5y ago
      Truecrypt lives on as Veracrypt
    • bigfudge 5y ago
      Can you explain how a Signal conversation with a verified correspondent can be wiretapped? My understanding was that their safety code would change and you would have to revalidate if anything untoward happened, but perhaps I’m wrong…
      • runnerup 5y ago
        I figured an NSL could require Google Play to issue an “update” for that user which was just a backdoored client. Or similarly, require Signal to do something like that. As lavabit was pressured to do.