Comment by thewebguyd
1 day ago
> I take it you've never worked at a company when law enforcement comes knocking for data?
The solution to that is to not have the data in the first place. You can't avoid the warrants for data if you collect it, so the next best thing is to not collect it in the first place.
"But I forgot my password! You need to fix this!"
The technology exists to trivially encrypt your data if you want to. That's not a product most people want, because the vast majority of people (1) will forget their password and don't want to lose their data, and (2) aren't particularly worried about the feds barging in and taking their laptop during a criminal investigation.
That's not what the idealists want, but that's the way the market works. When the state has a warrant, and you've got a backdoor, you're going to need to give the state the keys to the backdoor.
Apple approaches it different with iCloud. You have a clear option to not hand these keys over.
It shows that your idea of how the market works clearly is not representative of the actual market.
You realize the famous case of Apple pushing back against the govt ended because their encryption was breakable by a third party, right?
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Yes, just hand over the encrypted data that you have no way of retrieving the keys for. "Have fun, officer."
Until the NSA knocks on your door and says encrypt it like this.