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What’s truly insane about this law is how pathetically performative it is. Let’s pretend it was a good idea to break encryption for users. The current prosecu
by scott_w 3y ago
What’s truly insane about this law is how pathetically performative it is.
Let’s pretend it was a good idea to break encryption for users.
The current prosecution rate for rape accusations stands at 2% in the U.K. with only half of those leading to conviction. These problems come from poor training, lack of police and lack of funding for the court system.
This Act changes nothing about those fundamental issues so, assuming you catch someone with child pornography on their iPhone, you still won’t be able to convict them!
Edit: typo
- kwhitefoot 3y ago> This Act changes nothing about those fundamental issues That doesn't matter to the politicians pushing for such laws. They want two things: government control over the populace, re-election. The second is the most important. Can we be sure that Labour would repeal such a law? If they try then the Conservatives, Daily Mail, etc., will claim that Labour are enabling paedophiles and other criminals. That will give Labour an incentive to keep the law or even to strengthen it in order to appear more virtuous than the Conservatives.
- scott_w 3y agoI don't think they're thinking beyond the end of the day. Look at today's news: the Tories are cancelling policies that don't even exist! This is why it's completely performative. They try to get the headlines without having to actually put in any work.