Do you think banning end-to-end encryption is plausible? Think again. - GitHub - davidchisnall/banning-e2ee-is-stupid: Do you think banning end-to-end encryption is plausible? Think again.
This kind of legislation fundamentally misunderstands how easy it is for bad people to build their own end-to-end encryption layers on top of other messaging systems.
This person is mistakenly taking the justifications for these laws at face value. These governments aren’t trying to thwart bad actors, they’re trying to control their entire population. To point out that scofflaws can circumvent the laws is to misunderstand their true purpose.
This person is mistakenly taking the justifications for these laws at face value. These governments aren’t trying to thwart bad actors, they’re trying to control their entire population. To point out that scofflaws can circumvent the laws is to misunderstand their true purpose.
And yet it’s still important to strike down their bullshit reasoning so that normies can see the argument for what it truly is.