• @[email protected]
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    413 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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      16 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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        15 hours ago

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