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UK Effort to Keep Apple Encryption Fight Secret Is Blocked

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170 points flanked-evergl | 1 comments | 08 Apr 25 07:46 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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amiga386 ◴[08 Apr 25 09:41 UTC] No.43619870[source]▶
Users want their secrets to be secret.

Apple wants its users' secrets to be secret.

The UK wants the fact it wants Apple to reveal anyone's secrets to be secret.

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HPsquared ◴[08 Apr 25 09:47 UTC] No.43619903[source]▶
There must be a healthy middle ground between mass untouchable criminal communication networks on the one hand, and full panopticon 24x7 for every civilian on the other. Or I don't know, maybe there isn't. But at least the debate should be public.
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1. pjc50 ◴[08 Apr 25 10:03 UTC] No.43619967[source]▶
As others point out, the technology by its nature tends to exclude the middle. This has some very disruptive effects.

Similar to electronic cash schemes vs physical cash. There's a limit to how much crime you can do with physical cash before the bulk becomes a problem, but the same doesn't apply to electronic schemes.