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by noduerme 1774 days ago
You're spot on about the 0-day comparison. As always, something will arise to let people with the motivation hide illegal images. The problem is how it will be used against everyday citizens, who don't have sophisticated tools and maybe just share images of Hong Kong freedom protests, or books, or anything anti-totalitarian. The emotional appeals about this being about child abuse are absurd on their face because of how easily those people will hide. It's a good thing that some people are able to see through that as a ploy. We shouldn't have to go there and prove our bonafide hatred of abusers every time we justify our right to secure encryption or freedom from surveillance. Doing so almost validates the government's position. Just like in China you would have to say "of COURSE I hate the democracy protesters! I just think..." No, you shouldn't have to take a deep emotional dive into a history of abuse to justify your human right to privacy.