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I'm not advocating for no encryption on phones.

I'm not advocating for no encryption on phones. There are schemes that would allow for your data to be encrypted and secure from even the cops except in cases where they have a acquired a warrant. The argument that there is no way to do so is more political than technical. This is a solved problem, cryptographically speaking. I think it's intellectually dishonest to wave away legitimate criminal investigations but prop up harassment of activists. I think it's a dangerous precedent when just months after the Supreme Court strikes a major win for privacy advocates by saying that all cell phone searches require a warrant, Apple turns around around and essentially says that isn't good enough - now people who don't even know what encryption is will be immune from any search, with or without a warrant. When a popular tech company can make a Supreme Court ruling moot, I think there needs to be a bit more discussion on the matter.

Posted by csandreasen on Apr 12, 2015, 12:16 PM

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I'm not advocating for no encryption on phones.

csandreasenApr 12, 2015, 12:16 PM

I'm not advocating for no encryption on phones. There are schemes that would allow for your data to be encrypted and secure from even the cops except in cases where they have a acquired a warrant. The argument that there is no way to do so is more political than technical. This is a solved problem, cryptographically speaking. I think it's intellectually dishonest to wave away legitimate criminal investigations but prop up harassment of activists. I think it's a dangerous precedent when just months after the Supreme Court strikes a major win for privacy advocates by saying that all cell phone searches require a warrant, Apple turns around around and essentially says that isn't good enough - now people who don't even know what encryption is will be immune from any search, with or without a warrant. When a popular tech company can make a Supreme Court ruling moot, I think there needs to be a bit more discussion on the matter.

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