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Europol chief calls on tech giants to unlock encrypted messages
(www.belganewsagency.eu)
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this post was submitted on 21 Jan 2025
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I used to be all for "keep encryption encrypted!!!!1!!!"
But recent worldly events have got me thinking a bit. So many people are so easily corrupted, that i'm beginning to see her point. But at the same time i think privacy IS a fundamental human right.
These are nasty times for all of us. And clearly there is no easy answer.
The recent events show why we need encryption. Fascism is on the rise, it won't take long until they search your messages for anything that goes against their will. That's how they get rid of opponents. Back in the days it was checking letters and depending on neighbors to rat you out either by manipulating them believing that you are the enemy and dangerous for the country or by punishing people that knew what you said against the government etc.