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One might reasonably assume the "bad guys" they're trying to catch would go elsewhere though, if they have any sense. So then you're just left with innocent peo
by andyjh 7y ago
One might reasonably assume the "bad guys" they're trying to catch would go elsewhere though, if they have any sense. So then you're just left with innocent people to spy on.
- amfsn 7y agoYou'd be surprised to learn how fucking stupid most bad guys are.
- misterprime 7y agoWe catch lots of stupid bad guys. Smart bad guys get away with it.
- amfsn 7y agoCynical and correct observation, which I know will get downvoted because it goes against the mantra of this website: Being able to read whatsapp would help us catch many more stupid bad guys. Smart bad guys will always be able to get away with it. That doesn't mean we should stop trying to catch stupid bad guys.
- dane-pgp 7y agoWhat if catching the stupid bad guys just means the smart bad guys take their place? Like a spray that kills 99% of bacteria, all you're potentially doing is applying a selective pressure towards being more technically smart. And in this case, being more technically smart might just mean clicking the link to the E2E encrypted web chat site rather than the server-to-client encrypted site. Perhaps, though, the government will start banning websites that offer E2E encrypted chat, and require hosting companies to not let you host such apps yourself.
- coldtea 7y ago>So then you're just left with innocent people to spy on. Those are who they want to spy on anyway. For serious criminals, terrorists etc they have other tools, banning commercial encryption wont help with those...