• Steve Dice
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    109 hours ago

    I can invite someone over to my house and talk about anything I want with no risk of government meddling. Why should it be any different in online communication regardless of the country?

    • @[email protected]
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      49 hours ago

      Continuing the analogy, government agencies can absolutely eavesdrop on in-person conversations unless you expend significant resources to prevent it. This is exactly what I believe will happen - organized crime will develop alternate methods the government can’t access while these backdoors are used to monitor less advanced criminals and normal people.

      • Steve Dice
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        12 hours ago

        Spending significant resources to prevent it is exactly what encryption is. What the government wants is to completely eliminate online private communication. Continuing with the analogy: you want telescreens.

        • @[email protected]
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          11 hour ago

          Huh? I don’t think you understand my comment. You’re just agreeing with me and I’m already agreeing with you.