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HeroDelTiempo17 posted...

Reg posted...

This isn't strictly US, but https://www.reuters.com/article/us-interpol-encryption-exclusive-idUSKBN1XR0S7

Shame on Interpol, and every law enforcement/intelligence agency that supports this.

what boomer nonsense is this

This is like saying locking your door is bad because you could be doing murders in there

Ya, that's a good analogy for it.

Will say that if a ban on encryption (or mandatory built-in exploits, which is essentially the same thing) come to pass, I probably quit using the internet for anything that even tangentially involves money or less-than-anonymous services, even knowing that I already use the internet under the assumption that everything I do and every page I visit is warehoused by as many intelligence agencies (both US and abroad) and corporations as can get their hands on it.

Also the modern banking industry would either collapse or massively restructure to accomodate, because good crypto is the only thing ensuring your transactions and accounts aren't tampered with by bad actors. Tech industry would probably collapse too.