@bloodaxe @Tutanota
When it comes time to take advice about how to draft such legislation, politicians always (finally) realise how unworkable and bad an idea it is.
But the kind of politician who proposes it in the first place is not the kind to learns from other people's past failed attempts, so it keeps coming back every few years in different places.
@petealexharris @bloodaxe @Tutanota
Encryption is heavily interwoven with our current everyday technology. We depend on encryption for everything- from credit card transactions, web browsing, to emails and product licensing keys for software and services.
Outlawing encryption is one of the most stupid ideas to still be spun around by bureaucracy.
@julz @lucifargundam @bloodaxe @Tutanota
Making strong encryption illegal would be even better for criminals, because there'd suddenly be far more people breaking the law in ways that don't harm society, and the ones actually doing something wrong would be harder to pick out.
@julz @petealexharris @bloodaxe @Tutanota
It's even better for innocent people wanting to stay safe from criminals!
@lucifargundam @petealexharris @bloodaxe @Tutanota @julz its Great for criminals too!