Mind you, enemies of encryption have claimed that backdoors or encryption bans would’ve prevented attacks where it’s known that the perpetrators have been communicating with bog-standard unencrypted email and text messages. Most of the time there problem is not encryption but insufficient collaboration between agencies.
Often enough, going for encryption is an abstract power grab wrapped in security theater. Plus, “we need to been encryption” or its modern counterpart “the police need a universal backdoor key” are simple solutions to complex problems, which is a common approach for scoring with voters who have no idea what’s going on.
Encryption is simply on the list of acceptable targets.
I agree with “if you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear” that said before I get beheaded by lemmy…
No on has nothing they don’t want public. Maybe you drink too much, maybe you’re pregnant, maybe you are in debt, maybe you have a ex lover you are try to keep away from. Everyone has something to hid but most governments don’t give a shit (corporations may but that’s a different topic).
That said if a key to a door exists it will be made public. They reason why keys work is there is 10000+ of them. Odds are the keys to my apartment aren’t identical to yours. That said if a universal key was made the idea of locking your doors is irreverent. Because eventually that key will be public, you boss may see your apartment, your mother may, your ex girlfriend may etc.
This like tell lock makers to make a universal key that will open any locked door. Yes it may help investigators if they have a suspicion of who did it(and are willing to break the 4th amendment) but who else may it help?
Mind you, enemies of encryption have claimed that backdoors or encryption bans would’ve prevented attacks where it’s known that the perpetrators have been communicating with bog-standard unencrypted email and text messages. Most of the time there problem is not encryption but insufficient collaboration between agencies.
Often enough, going for encryption is an abstract power grab wrapped in security theater. Plus, “we need to been encryption” or its modern counterpart “the police need a universal backdoor key” are simple solutions to complex problems, which is a common approach for scoring with voters who have no idea what’s going on.
Encryption is simply on the list of acceptable targets.
I agree with “if you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear” that said before I get beheaded by lemmy… No on has nothing they don’t want public. Maybe you drink too much, maybe you’re pregnant, maybe you are in debt, maybe you have a ex lover you are try to keep away from. Everyone has something to hid but most governments don’t give a shit (corporations may but that’s a different topic).
That said if a key to a door exists it will be made public. They reason why keys work is there is 10000+ of them. Odds are the keys to my apartment aren’t identical to yours. That said if a universal key was made the idea of locking your doors is irreverent. Because eventually that key will be public, you boss may see your apartment, your mother may, your ex girlfriend may etc.
This like tell lock makers to make a universal key that will open any locked door. Yes it may help investigators if they have a suspicion of who did it(and are willing to break the 4th amendment) but who else may it help?