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- But if EARN IT attempts to avoid acknowledging the elephant in the room, the Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act puts it at the center of a three-ring circus. The new bill doesn’t bother with commissions or best practices. Instead, it would give the Justice Department the ability to require that manufacturers of encrypted devices and operating systems, communications providers, and many others must have the ability to decrypt data upon request. In other words, a backdoor.
am_Unition · 1761 days ago · link ·
I swear to god, Lindsey Graham is being blackmailed by the Trump admin.
He behaves like a spineless stooge.
Lindsey: We know you're gay, and it's OK. Please stop acting as an accomplice.
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johnnyFive · 1761 days ago · link ·
It's weird, because he was pretty critical early on as I recall.
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am_Unition · 1761 days ago · link ·
Imagine a lifelong friendship with John McCain, only to then be like "Yeah, Trump calling him weak because he got caught and became a POW makes me wanna hitch my wagon to Trump!"
Makes no sense without blackmail.
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johnnyFive · 1761 days ago · link ·
I mean, it could be simpler, in that he hitched his horse to Trump when Trump was getting reasonably popular, and lacks the courage to change now.