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by veidr 3957 days ago
Right. Fundamental ignorance about encryption is one of those areas where there is zero distinction between Republicans and Democrats.

Educating the politicians is a fool's errand, but educating ordinary people can thwart this kind of nonsense.

A great example is John Oliver's seminal "can the government see your dick pics" piece[1] ... I have never encountered anybody who couldn't relate to that piece (including those who don't actually use their devices to send dick pics). We need more stuff like that.

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEVlyP4_11M