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> they ask for backdoors in every messaging app Being a devil's advocate, you already entrust the government to register your property, issue your money, pros
by codedokode 11mo ago
> they ask for backdoors in every messaging app
Being a devil's advocate, you already entrust the government to register your property, issue your money, prosecute you for wrongdoing (including death penalty) and send you to the war. Your data is already collected and sold by thousands of data brokers. What are you losing by having a backdoor that would be used only in strict accordance with the law (laws being created by your elected representatives) and only for legal purposes? You must comply with the law anyway, no matter if the government can or cannot see what you are doing.
If you truly believed in democracy and rule of law in your country, you would have no doubts and volunteered to install the backdoor yourself.
- jamzer 11mo agoThe issue being that governments in the west have repeatedly demonstrated they will implement blanket surveillance and not follow due process in using it. Further those who do wish to break the law could still utilize cryptography to avoid backdoors so this would only really apply said surveillance to those not breaking the law. Perhaps this is also different for digital activities due to the history of the digital space and the scale/ease at which if allowed it can be surveilled.