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by Noos 3243 days ago
...because of computers, it's very, very easy to literally track anyone throughout their day...every location, every activity, every thought they have posted idly, what they like to watch, what they read, etc. I'm sure if the state wished too, they could easily counter encryption if just by forcing you to give the key.

The only reason we are sanguine on the power of tech is that we have the historical luxury of non-predatory government. If the state truly wished to be oppressive, the technology the tech sector has created would allow it to be efficient beyond measure in doing so.

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>I'm sure if the state wished too, they could easily counter encryption if just by forcing you to give the key.

Or the state could bribe security companies like RSA to use crypto that they backdoored:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_EC_DRBG

It strikes me how prescient the movie "Sneakers" was