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The question when governments are enforcing backdoors is, how can they be sure hackers won't abuse these new backdoors too? This is going to do a lot more harm

The question when governments are enforcing backdoors is, how can they be sure hackers won't abuse these new backdoors too? This is going to do a lot more harm than good. It's reassuring to know that these are the sorts of people running our society.

quitit 2y ago
We already know there is no way make a back door that only the "good guys" can access. However I see that discussion as moot because governments past and present already abuse the information technology they have access to. Below is just a small snippet of the seemingly countless number of examples I could find in minute of searching: USA: N.J. cop used police databases to stalk ex-girlfriend, investigators say https://www.nj.com/monmouth/2023/01/nj-cop-used-police-databases-to-stalk-ex-girlfriend-investigators-say.html https://www.nj.com/monmouth/2023/01/nj-cop-used-police-datab... Officer Fired for Allegedly Using Police Database to Stalk, Harass Women https://www.newsweek.com/officer-fired-allegedly-using-police-database-stalk-harass-women-1615920 https://www.newsweek.com/officer-fired-allegedly-using-polic... Australia: Former policeman accused of using force database to stalk ex-wife and girlfriend https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/former-policeman-accused-of-using-force-database-to-stalk-ex-wife-and-girlfriend-20230303-p5cp8g.html https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/former-policeman... Former federal police officer faces new charges over stalking of ex-girlfriend https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6138318/former-federal-police-officer-faces-new-charges-over-stalking-of-ex-girlfriend/ https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6138318/former-federa... (Note the two above articles are not the same person) UK: Met police officer 'used CCTV cameras to stalk his ex-girlfriend after telling her to take up sex work to pay her bills' https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11868575/Met-police-officer-used-CCTV-stalk-ex-girlfriend-telling-sex-work-pay-bills.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11868575/Met-police... Creepy cop saw attractive woman on the road and 'looked up her license plate number so he could stalk her on Facebook' https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2178556/Officer-Jeffrey-Tyther-used-license-plate-database-stalk-woman-Facebook.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2178556/Officer-Jef...

quitit 2y ago

We already know there is no way make a back door that only the "good guys" can access. However I see that discussion as moot because governments past and present already abuse the information technology they have access to. Below is just a small snippet of the seemingly countless number of examples I could find in minute of searching: USA: N.J. cop used police databases to stalk ex-girlfriend, investigators say https://www.nj.com/monmouth/2023/01/nj-cop-used-police-databases-to-stalk-ex-girlfriend-investigators-say.html https://www.nj.com/monmouth/2023/01/nj-cop-used-police-datab... Officer Fired for Allegedly Using Police Database to Stalk, Harass Women https://www.newsweek.com/officer-fired-allegedly-using-police-database-stalk-harass-women-1615920 https://www.newsweek.com/officer-fired-allegedly-using-polic... Australia: Former policeman accused of using force database to stalk ex-wife and girlfriend https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/former-policeman-accused-of-using-force-database-to-stalk-ex-wife-and-girlfriend-20230303-p5cp8g.html https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/former-policeman... Former federal police officer faces new charges over stalking of ex-girlfriend https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6138318/former-federal-police-officer-faces-new-charges-over-stalking-of-ex-girlfriend/ https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6138318/former-federa... (Note the two above articles are not the same person) UK: Met police officer 'used CCTV cameras to stalk his ex-girlfriend after telling her to take up sex work to pay her bills' https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11868575/Met-police-officer-used-CCTV-stalk-ex-girlfriend-telling-sex-work-pay-bills.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11868575/Met-police... Creepy cop saw attractive woman on the road and 'looked up her license plate number so he could stalk her on Facebook' https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2178556/Officer-Jeffrey-Tyther-used-license-plate-database-stalk-woman-Facebook.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2178556/Officer-Jef...