[Zenst]

The whole "think of the children" excuse wears after a while when you ponder - what about the adults, weaker encryption leaves them vulnerable to hackers/scammers..etc. But the whole aspect of weaker encryption is a risk to children has to be one of the most redactor-ad-absurdum things of government that has over-run its credibility.

[beej71]

> what about the adults, weaker encryption leaves them vulnerable to hackers/scammers

... And children!

Even worse, having the government monitor your communications _destroys your life_.[1]

These proposals by governments are effectively saying, "We're going to protect your children using this technique that completely fucks them up."

Child abuse is one of the most horrific things there is. It's only second to even now horrific things things like let's let the government monitor everything all the children say.

[1] "Anything you say or do can and will be used against you in a court of law", as US residents should be well aware.

[LightHugger]

People also seem to just be completely unaware of first degree price discrimination. Ones communication logs can be used against literally every human being on earth whether or not one has "anything to hide".

There is nobody who is "safe" from a company jacking up the prices of every product you see because you mentioned getting your paycheck in a message. Even if you don't say it directly, it can be implied from your general behavior using the same messages.