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How about we design our systems such that Law Enforcement (up to and including the FBI) cannot break into them, and therefore also lock out criminals as well?

How about we design our systems such that Law Enforcement (up to and including the FBI) cannot break into them, and therefore also lock out criminals as well? That's what I want to see happen. Key escrow/giving law enforcement a foot in the door of our personal lives? No thanks. "But what about criminals? And TERRORISTS?!" Law enforcement has already been pretty effective at solving crimes without these capabilities. Statistically, terrorism is a minor risk. (I would also like this to apply to end-to-end authenticated encryption between parties as well.)

cma 12y ago
Statistically, terrorism makes nations go insane and start huge wars that kill many more. Not a minor risk.
- FeeTinesAMady 12y ago
  That argument just boils down to "we overreact to terrorism, therefore terrorism is worth overreacting to", though.
  - vegedor 12y ago
    Well, what says you are not overreacting over privacy concerns? Both scenarios paint a hypothetically hyperbolic picture.
    - emsy 12y ago
      The government already took your privacy but terorism probably hasn't affected you directly yet. One threat is real, the other is more virtual.
- dllthomas 12y ago
  So we should be doing our part to tamp down the insanity, in part by pointing out that it's the insanity that is most likely to do us harm.