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I think that's the problem. We need to be able to trust they wont, in the current climate there is no chance of that.

If there were strong privacy laws defining how and when data could be collected and accessed then in theory I'm happy for the right people to have access to investigate criminal acts. Under a warrant that a judge has reviewed.

But currently it seems to be a free-for-all with tech companies being the ones in control of most of the data.




There is the legal issue, and also the technical issue. Even if the law sets strict limits on decryption that will become moot if the key is leaked.




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