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9/11 was used as an excuse for every encroachment on civil liberties. "Child abuse" is the current excuse. Meta should go ahead with encryption.
by diebeforei485 4y ago
9/11 was used as an excuse for every encroachment on civil liberties.
"Child abuse" is the current excuse.
Meta should go ahead with encryption.
- olliej 4y agoThe most stupid and frustrating thing is all the required agencies knew about 9/11, but did nothing because internal politics meant they weren't cooperating. In the UK the Manchester bomber had been reported repeatedly to the police. How about governments demonstrate an ability to use the information they already have, before they start mass reduction in safety and privacy. Especially when the US government has been repeatedly found to engage in mass warrantless surveillance, or in the UK where all the "prevent terrorism and child abuse" laws are used to fine people for not paying TV licensing fees, or catch people not cleaning up after dog poop, etc. Similarly any surveillance law should have a poison pill: "this law is rescinded in its entirety if any government agency or organization at any level uses any ability from this law for any purpose other than preventing terrorism or child abuse". Of course you still run into things like conservatives saying that anything that acknowledges gay or trans people as being people with human rights is child abuse and terrorism, so...
- tinglymintyfrsh 4y agoExactly. It's immoral to bet the lives of people that governments of the future will always be sane or benevolent. History has shown democratically-elected populist autocrats can go in dark directions. Make it as difficult as possible to target individuals and groups from harm by guarding their data.
- tinglymintyfrsh 4y agoI don't speak for the company, but it's going ahead.