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Key senators have voted for the anti-encryption EARN IT act

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Re: Key senators have voted for the anti-encryption EARN IT act

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Post by hedora »

29083011397778 wrote: post #22

> and it will let the use of encryption be evidence in lawsuits and criminal trials How long until the comparisons to East Germany start? America is apparently gearing up for "If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear", with many seemingly agreeing with this sentiment. Perhaps more importantly, how have major journalistic networks not written about this bill in the worst possible light? When your sources w…

We don’t really have journalism in the US anymore. Most of the financially healthy ones are owned by foreigners that are actively trying to sabotage our democracy. The remainder are on life support, and are running with something like 10% the number of reporters they used to have.

Also, Godwin's law was repealed years ago, so you may as well compare to the third reich.

Re: Key senators have voted for the anti-encryption EARN IT act

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Post by nomendos »

I contacted my representative, as it takes ~1min. Please I urge all to do it! p.s. I am Computer Security expert and urge all from point of understanding this both technically and as a value to all of US citizens!

Crooked forces are behind this trying to misrepresent this as ability to read all messages that will allow them to "save the children" which is just an excuse for the "foot through the door" or capability for the totalitarian rule (remember total power inevitably corrupts totally)! If we let our representatives, which do not understand this, vote for this, then we all will regret and have much much harder time to restore right for privacy. There are other both better and cheaper ways that government agencies can protect the children and destroying encryption (or criminalizeing it) will not help them, since the real criminals will then use encryption only for their business and we law abiding citizens will be stripped off the ability to use it to preserve our privacy!!!

Re: Key senators have voted for the anti-encryption EARN IT act

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Post by nomendos »

DarkmSparks wrote: post #110

Im really in so many minds about this. On the one hand, encryption shouldnt be necessary. On the other, much like the RIAA crackdown on mp3s over http brought us torrents and magnets, I would expect the US and UK cracking down on encryption to bring us actually secure clients. It also stinks of them trying to legalise something they are already doing (see Snowden and the recent declassified cia docs)

I am Computer Security expert and urge all from point of understanding this both technically and as a value to all of US citizens!

Crooked forces are behind this trying to misrepresent this as ability to read all messages that will allow them to "save the children" which is just an excuse for the "foot through the door" or capability for the totalitarian rule (remember total power inevitably corrupts totally)! If we let our representatives, which do not understand this, vote for this, then we all will regret and have much much harder time to restore right for privacy. There are other both better and cheaper ways that government agencies can protect the children and destroying encryption (or criminalizing it) will not help them, since the real criminals will then use encryption only for their business and we law abiding citizens will be stripped off the ability to use it to preserve our privacy!!!

Re: Key senators have voted for the anti-encryption EARN IT act

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Post by graycat »

At the US Senate Web site at URL

     https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3538/cosponsors
on

     S.3538 - EARN IT Act of 2022
I saw in part:

     Cosponsors:  S.3538 — 117th Congress
     (2021-2022)

     Sponsor:  Sen. Graham, Lindsey
     [R-SC] | Cosponsor statistics:  19
     current - includes 19 original

     * = Original cosponsor

     Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]*

     Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]*

     Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr.  [D-PA]*

     Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]*

     Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]*

     Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]*

     Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]*

     Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]*

     Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]*

     Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]*

     Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]*

     Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]*

     Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]*

     Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]*

     Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]*

     Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]*

     Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]*

     Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]*

     Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]*

Re: Key senators have voted for the anti-encryption EARN IT act

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Post by nomendos »

lyime wrote: post #19

If this passes wouldn't this accelerate the decentralized encrypted communication movement? How can government stop that?

Government can not stop criminals to use end-to-end encryption. With this bill only regular internet users loose privacy! This is not how it is represented to Senators and instead they are offered a lie while they do not understand, so we need to act. Crooked forces are behind this!

Re: Key senators have voted for the anti-encryption EARN IT act

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Post by grognak420 »

techdragon wrote: post #87
rolfea wrote: post #72

You can watch the meeting from this morning here: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/02/03/2022/executi... The discussion on the EARN IT act starts around 1:42:00 Any mention of concerns over encryption are with a really incredulous, dismissive tone. I have a hard time understanding whether that's actual ignorance on the part of the Senators, or if it's some kind of theatrics that plays into the broader politi…

Based on similar things I’ve seen here in Australian political circles it’s because they are so deeply misinformed that it’s become dogmatic. They like to get simplistic overview briefings and dislike getting sufficiently deep briefings that they can be informed of the fundamental flaws that simplistic briefings pass over. They also decide who works for them so no subordinate will “make them learn” and everyone perpe…

idiocracy was a documentary

Re: Key senators have voted for the anti-encryption EARN IT act

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Post by nomendos »

Do not let US become China! (or worse)

Government can not stop criminals to use end-to-end encryption. With this bill only regular internet users loose privacy! This is not how it is represented to Senators and instead they are offered a lie while they do not understand, so we need to act. Crooked forces are behind this!

I am Computer Security expert and urge all from point of understanding this both technically and as a value to all of US citizens!

Re: Key senators have voted for the anti-encryption EARN IT act

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Post by EGreg »

nomendos wrote: post #128

Do not let US become China! (or worse) Government can not stop criminals to use end-to-end encryption. With this bill only regular internet users loose privacy! This is not how it is represented to Senators and instead they are offered a lie while they do not understand, so we need to act. Crooked forces are behind this! I am Computer Security expert and urge all from point of understanding this both technically and…

Love how these same senators protect the right to a gun because “only good guys would follow the law”
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