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[–] [email protected] 33 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Yup. The Apple-FBI encryption dispute started under Obama, as did the Snowden leak.

Neither party is particularly pro-encryption, because governments in general see encryption by the public a hurdle for their operations (i.e. you don't need encryption if you have nothing to hide).

Encryption isn't a partisan issue, and my understanding is that both major parties suck about equally on this issue.

[–] surph_ninja 12 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

It’s a wonder they’re not also trying to outlaw printing presses at this point. They openly believe that we are not entitled to private conversations.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

It seems we're moving that direction. Physical media in video games is becoming less and less common, more and more stores are digital only (and Google made a deal w/ Mastercard to get that data), and ebooks are likely to overtake physical books in the near-ish future.

Guess where all that data ends up? The government can just pay retailers to get transaction data, so if the police wants to dig up dirt on you, it's easier than ever.

That's pretty messed up IMO, and I'm not happy with this trend given where privacy protections are at these days...

[–] surph_ninja 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Yep. We need a very strict law to prevent the government from partnering with private companies to get around the fourth amendment. The third party doctrine has obliterated our privacy rights.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago

Agreed. If there's anything we should collectively push for, it's a constitutional recognition to a right to privacy. That's what Roe v Wade was based on, and it was overturned because it wasn't constitutionally defensible. The 4th amendment sadly isn't sufficient, we need to take it a step further.

[–] Bytemeister 4 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Printing press is okay. One-time-code books are tantamount to treason!