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by BubRoss 2617 days ago
You are conflating untraceable and private. You keep saying two things are different without explaining why you think they are fundamentally different.

What do you think about the fact that the US literally has a right to privacy in their constitution?

Finally, let's see if you are consistent in your beliefs. Upload an archive of all your emails and chat logs to a public server so that anyone can read them, since having your communication intercepted does not seem to bother you.

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> You are conflating untraceable and private. You keep saying two things are different without explaining why you think they are fundamentally different.

The differences are obvious. Encryption isn't the same as microphone placement or privacy expectations in a home or vehicle. The article had nothing to do with microphones, homes, or vehicles. It was about data centers and encryption.

> What do you think about the fact that the US literally has a right to privacy in their constitution?

Again, the discussion is about encryption standards, not constitutional privacy. As I recall, constitutional privacy in terms of the internet, etc, have been explored by policy makers in detail.

> Finally, let's see if you are consistent in your beliefs. Upload an archive of all your emails and chat logs to a public server so that anyone can read them, since having your communication intercepted does not seem to bother you.

Your proposed litmus test has nothing to do with my implied or stated beliefs, at all. Frankly, that you're even proposing such a thing is concerning to me.

The difference between us is that I explained why I said what I said while all you have done is repeated your position with no deeper explanation, which I'm guessing is because you don't have a deeper explanation, just an emotional belief.

If you think that people should not have private communication on the internet, prove that you aren't a hypocrite and upload an archive of your emails and chat logs. If that bothers you, maybe your hypocracy and poorly thought out position on encryption should bother you.