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[–] chronicledmonocle 333 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Wow. It's almost like we've been warning for years that putting backdoors into software, systems, and encryption would allow nefarious parties to exploit them.

[–] gaiussabinus 141 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Think about the children . It will make it easier for police to access instead of doing actual police work and getting a warrant.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well yeah but then they'd have to expand the hiring pool beyond the dumbest jock you knew in high school and those people tend to balk at doing fascism so...

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 months ago

Hey, be fair! They also hire the three bullies who hung out by the bleachers smoking cigarettes.

[–] Lennny 13 points 2 months ago

Sorry, I only think of children during school shootings, it's easier that way.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

you don't want police to think about children, or atleast I don't.

[–] BMTea 26 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The FBI is the nefarious party lol

[–] DogWater 1 points 2 months ago

Waco intensifies