[alphanullmeric]

Typical EU behaviour. Same ones constantly whining about how Swiss banks won’t adopt their financial surveillance policies. Governments love to call it transparency when trying to justifying violating other people’s privacy.

[manuelabeledo]

This is in no way comparable.

There is a case to be made against rich people trying to hide their wealth in Switzerland, while they live in an EU country. They are also the majority doing it, as no average Joe can.

Weakening cryptography with the excuse of going after a minuscule percentage of the population, is about effectively considering any citizen a potential criminal.

[alphanullmeric]

They’re comparable if your support of a policy doesn’t depend on who it’s targeted against. That’s what makes us different.

[manuelabeledo]

Hiding money from tax agencies has one, and only one, reason to be, and it causes a net deficit for the majority of the population, as in taxes not being collected. The only people who loses when we target tax havens, are those evading taxes.

Strong encryption benefits the majority of the population, as it strengthens security and privacy, for everything. Weak encryption would actually make it easier for certain criminals to operate, and it would punish regular people indiscriminately.

> That’s what makes us different

Then I would have to say that your take is superficial and naive.

[alphanullmeric]

No you’re just inconsistent. Force is only justified in response to force. Even when it would benefit you to access someone else’s money.

[manuelabeledo]

I'm sorry I don't subscribe to that kind of libertarian fantasy.