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>National security has always beaten First Amendment (and many other rights.) This is absolutely not the case, as evidenced by the fact we all have access to e
by logicchains 2y ago
>National security has always beaten First Amendment (and many other rights.)
This is absolutely not the case, as evidenced by the fact we all have access to encryption, which the security establishment tried to ban in the '90s. The First Amendment is the reason why secure encryption isn't restricted to government and military usage only.
- BeefWellington 2y agoIt was export restricted for ages. If you were an American company as late as the late 2000's (at least) you had to get permission to export strong encryption. The right to communicate math ended at the US border. It's entirely feasible given the laws for that kind of walling off of content to be legal. There's also the chilling effect of the government doing it anyways, even if they will eventually lose that legal battle in court.