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mk · 3291 days ago · link · · parent · post: Internet firms to be banned from offering unbreakable encryption under new laws
Agreed. It is a policy that is ignorant of many realities. It is an absurdity to think that there shouldn't exist information that the government cannot access. The function of government is to serve the people. People should have the ultimate leverage when it comes to freedom of information. If that balance is lost, there are few safeguards against tyranny. Encryption makes the work of law enforcement more difficult, but so do all right to privacy laws, and guarantees of legal due diligence and fairness. The nature of our society depends upon such protections.