Absolutely - I know that is absolutely the case. I just wanted to explain that even if we accept that it would be worth sacrificing privacy to protect children, this bill wouldn’t even accomplish it.
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Emperor@feddit.uk 1 year agoSo this law wouldn’t even accomplish what it claims to be attempting to do.
That’s because “think of the children” was only a fig leaf over an attempt to impose massive state surveillance.
Blake@feddit.uk 1 year ago
Emperor@feddit.uk 1 year ago
Indeed, they’re just relying on your average Daily Mail reader to not ponder this too much and they’ve already demonstrated that they’re hard-of-thinking by buying the Daily Mail.
It’ll be interesting seeing the reaction when all the chat groups they are in disappear over night. They’ll not think it’s a good idea then. Although, that said, I don’t know anyone who thinks it’s a good idea now. This seems to just be being forced through by a dying government because they can.
tal@kbin.social 1 year ago
It's always either pedophiles or terrorists when it comes to trying to promote laws against encrypted communications.