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Warrants are required for U.S. Mail. Likewise, the government should not have warrantless access to all electronic communication. It's an outrageous position.
Could this bill be the result of the recent court decision blocking gov work with social media companies?
I would not be surprised if the DEA was already working with tech companies and this bill is to get around the court and make the collaboration legal.
This doesn't target E2EE - that's the whole point of E2EE. It does target everyone else, though.
It does though, by holding them accountable if they "on purpose" blind themselves. Which is E2EE
So you can only trust a) open source or b) safe countries. Which is basically already the situation.
So you can only trust a) open source or b) safe countries. Which is basically already the situation.
It does though, by holding them accountable if they "on purpose" blind themselves. Which is E2EE
this post was submitted on 17 Jul 2023
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