Authorities demand back doors for platforms instead of doing their jobs so that they can spy on and trample the rights of political enemies and creep on people in their communities.
The tools for authorities to stop perpetrators without trampling on our rights are there but that doesn’t let them abuse their power.
ITT time to beat the drum to erase privacy protection and encryption
I’m all for privacy, and encryption should be mandatory, but the issue in the article is twofold.
Authorities demand back doors for platforms instead of doing their jobs so that they can spy on and trample the rights of political enemies and creep on people in their communities.
The tools for authorities to stop perpetrators without trampling on our rights are there but that doesn’t let them abuse their power.