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It's nonsensical to claim that the job of the police should be difficult and made to be difficult. The restrictions and controls, which exist, should be an enf
by mytailorisrich 3y ago
It's nonsensical to claim that the job of the police should be difficult and made to be difficult.
The restrictions and controls, which exist, should be an enforced legal framework. If today the police want to wiretap your phone they need a warrant, that's the control and 'difficulty', but then telcos will route your calls to them at the push of a button.
Again, the issue with e2e encryption is real and complex.
- matheusmoreira 3y agoIt's not "nonsensical" at all. Even with warrants, authorities will abuse their power. I've seen a story here on HN about police submitting literal blank pages to judges and getting the warrants they want. Don't tell me this warrant bullshit stops anything. I refuse to grant them any power whatsoever by using subversive technology like encryption. Their only choice is to increase their tyranny by treating all encryption as proof of guilt, undermining the freedom of everyone, including yours. Will you tolerate the increased tyranny or will you oppose it? That is the question.
- lijok 3y agoThe easier the job of the police is, the easier it becomes for them to create a police state. We can argue perfect imaginary world semantics all day long, but it doesn't change the fact that in the real world abuse is rampant and power over others is pursued at great cost. Making the job more difficult for the police costs nothing but money. To argue that we should relax our liberties to make the polices job easier, is to argue that liberty should be erasable by those willing to pay.