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In my opinion, the comparison to weaponry is pretty loaded and unreasonable. It evokes scenes of mass shootings, secure communication has no similar destructive
by cmiles74 3y ago
In my opinion, the comparison to weaponry is pretty loaded and unreasonable. It evokes scenes of mass shootings, secure communication has no similar destructive power.
Warrants are still a thing! The government in the US can still get a warrant and they can compel you to show them the contents of your Signal messages. No fancy E2E backdoors are required. ;-)
- catiopatio 3y agoUnfortunately, it’s not a fringe opinion that speech is similarly dangerous and should be similarly regulated. It’s also not clear that the US government can compel you to reveal a password, much less compel you to incriminate yourself.
- cmiles74 3y agoI'm having trouble finding coverage in this, but I believe the current state is that the warrant can require you to unlock the phone but you don't have to tell them how or provide your password. https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2021/11/29/fbi-no-consent-required-for-forced-phone-unlocks-via-finger-or-face https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2021/11/29/fbi-n... https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/police-should-not-be-allowed-to-compel-our-cell-phone-passwords https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/police-should-n...