Who on #nostr is saying interesting things about #privacy? Help me fill out my follows!
Wait, people can support me in real value, not just magic internet points that are revokable without notice? Zaps just blew my mind.
We need #encryption backdoors to 'enforce' democracy says Europol chief. Says anonymity "not a fundamental right" image I disagree. #Anonymity is part of the bedrock of protecting healthy dissent. Forcing total government access to private communications lays the technical groundwork for undermining democracy. image But here we are. It's a new year, so cops & governments are taking fresh swings at encryption. Only the scare tactics change. Welcome to a new, cynical chapter in the fight to protect privacy. image Demanding them... when the worst recent national security breaches in the US happened... when #China hacked government-mandated backdoors... is also absurd. There's every reason to believe something similar may have happened in #Europe , we just don't know it yet. Shortsighted and cynical stuff. Story: