torgo, 28 days ago

@mnot this reminds me of an article from 2015 by @pluralistic in reference to another planned government assault on end-to-end encryption: “But Whatsapp isn’t like a insurance agency with our applications in its file-drawers – it’s like a cafe where we pop in for a chat. Cafes have never been required install hidden microphones in the salt-cellars that could be activated with a court order. The state has never had the power to listen in on all our conversations.“ 🧂

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/04/david-cameron-snoopers-charter-will-not-make-us-safer

tomayac, 27 days ago

@mnot LOL at "just police harder". Very well written piece!

ArneBab, 27 days ago

@mnot that’s really well written — thank you!

patrick_h_lauke, 28 days ago

@mnot "...for the same reasons we've given you the last 55215 times you previously asked..."