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Many people do, unfortunately, so long as it's framed as "only terrorists and pedophiles need encryption that cops can't break".
by int_19h 2y ago
Many people do, unfortunately, so long as it's framed as "only terrorists and pedophiles need encryption that cops can't break".
- botanical76 2y agoHow do we actually beat this narrative? I've been proposing a E2EE-based chat application to my friend, and they asked me a similar question: won't it just be rife with pedophiles? How can you make a platform that will be used to that means? I have strong views about privacy as a fundamental human right, but I don't know how to answer that question. I certainly don't want to make the world worse, but this feels like a lesser of two evils type of deal: either make it even harder to catch bad actors, such as child abusers, or make it plausible that your government take away your freedom forever.
- pacifika 2y agoI suppose it is conflating lack of trust in government / law enforcement with criminal matters. Don’t give power over yourself to people with a proven history of misusing it, according to your values. You don’t have to look hard for examples.