The right to bear arms should cover encryption.
Just for fun, a guy bearing a genuine once-export-restricted encryption arm: http://www.geekytattoos.com/illegal-tattoos-rsa-tattoos/
US Government Continues Encryption War
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#12I wonder if they've done any polling to figure out the level of surveillance they can impose without triggering a brain drain. I expect there is a phase-change somewhere before "all my communications are monitored in real time".
My working assumption is that it's standard government reactionary stuff, hurr durr need more data to make my job easy
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#13Speaking of spying on the populace, does anyone know why Palantir stock is on a tear for the past couple of days? There's nothing publicly known that would cause this. Is the new administration planning to tighten the bolts / expand the police state?
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#14I wonder whether we're going to get a temporary break from this encryption surveillance ratchet with Biden as president, or if it'll continue regardless. This seems to be one of Barr's pet issues, and he's about to be shown the door. Still, opposition to encryption rights has historically not been partisan, so I'm not optimistic.
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#15I wonder if they've done any polling to figure out the level of surveillance they can impose without triggering a brain drain. I expect there is a phase-change somewhere before "all my communications are monitored in real time".
I wouldn't bet on it.
This is entirely anedotal. But the vast majority of my co-workers I've spoken to don't seem to care about too much about things like privacy, free speech, open specs, source code availability and think I am a wacko for self hosting and running (mostly) applications and operating systems. However I am a .NET dev and the fact I am decent with a command line is seen as a bit odd.
The general attitude I've encountered is well "it only happens to the bad people and nobody cares about what I do, so I don't need to worry about it and you must be a weirdo for worrying about it"
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#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
After we get rid of warrant-proof window shades, we'll get to the real problem. We all know what it is: Thought Crime.
>...We all know what it is: Thought Crime... Scotland's proposed new Hate Crime Bill would pretty much take care of that angle.[0] >Scotland’s proposed hate crime bill will penalise anyone whipping up hatred against “protected groups.” That includes people making “insulting” remarks within their own home, Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has revealed. [0] https://www.rt.com/uk/504813-scotland-hate-crime-at-home/ [Many…
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#17I wonder whether we're going to get a temporary break from this encryption surveillance ratchet with Biden as president, or if it'll continue regardless. This seems to be one of Barr's pet issues, and he's about to be shown the door. Still, opposition to encryption rights has historically not been partisan, so I'm not optimistic.
Under Biden will probably be similar to under Obama. In other words no.
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#18I wonder whether we're going to get a temporary break from this encryption surveillance ratchet with Biden as president, or if it'll continue regardless. This seems to be one of Barr's pet issues, and he's about to be shown the door. Still, opposition to encryption rights has historically not been partisan, so I'm not optimistic.
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#19The right to bear arms should cover encryption.
The Roe v Wade decision was based on an implied, if not explicit, right to privacy in the constitution.
If the court is basing decisions like abortion access on a right to privacy, then they should also start enforcing an actual right to privacy, including access to encryption.
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
After we get rid of warrant-proof window shades, we'll get to the real problem. We all know what it is: Thought Crime.
>...We all know what it is: Thought Crime... Scotland's proposed new Hate Crime Bill would pretty much take care of that angle.[0] >Scotland’s proposed hate crime bill will penalise anyone whipping up hatred against “protected groups.” That includes people making “insulting” remarks within their own home, Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has revealed. [0] https://www.rt.com/uk/504813-scotland-hate-crime-at-home/ [Many…
Laws like that make me want to kiss the Bill of Rights every morning here in the US.