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Comment by exe34

1 day ago

> that having nothing to hide means you have nothing to fear

hopefully the US turning from leader of the free world to Russia's tool will give them the kick they need to realise that just because you trust the government now doesn't mean you trust the next government or the one after it.

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GeekyBear  20 hours ago

You probably don't want to look up which US President tried to force Apple to insert an encryption back door into iPhones back in 2015.

However, Google did only start moving to protect location data from subpoenas after people started to worry that location data could be used as a legal weapon against women who went to an abortion clinic, so your larger point stands.

  • jshier  19 hours ago

    That would be none, as it was the FBI, operating independently (as it's supposed to), which tried to force the issue. They even tried to go to Congress but found little support for their stunt. I'm not even sure Obama ever spoke in support of the backdoor, much less used any political power to make it a reality.

    • GeekyBear  18 hours ago

      Sorry, but the FBI is part of the executive branch.

      This is exactly like saying that President Trump has nothing to do with the actions of the executive branch agencies today.

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  • dguest  8 hours ago

    Points about Russia or partisan politics aside, there are now at least 10M people living in the US who have a very strong incentive to hide all their data from the executive branch. That's to say nothing of the countless millions who might want to help them.

    The demand for encryption just exploded, in a legal gray area (city, state, and federal laws seem to be in conflict here) it's just a question of whether governments allows the supply to follow.

isaacremuant  20 hours ago

> hopefully the US turning from leader of the free world to Russia's tool

So much humour in one short phrase.

Do you really believe your propaganda or is it just absentmindedly parroting pro permanent war talking points?

  • bspammer  8 hours ago

    What would you call the ridiculous claim that Ukraine started the war? Who else does that serve but Russia?

  • exe34  19 hours ago

    He demands $500bn of rare earth minerals, insists that Ukraine started the war by getting invaded and wants Zelensky to be replaced by a Russian puppet. It's amazing how the US went from the defender of the free world to just another thug.