[viktorcode]

I was fully expecting that was about Trump administration, and was a bit disappointed that my prediction turned out to be wrong. I do not support this; I expected the first federal court and then all the appeals to serve a verdict cementing the right of encrypted communication to exist in the US.

[thewebguyd]

Be careful what you wish for. Bringing a test case to the current supreme court is playing with fire, and we are far more likely to end up with precedent rejecting a right to encrypted communications, given the current make up of the court. They have already shown a willingness to show deference to national security, and our fifth amendment protections are already eroding (State v. Andrews in NJ, government can compel the production of a password under the foregone conclusion exception). For now this is still state dependent, but its only a matter of time before a case reaches the supreme court.

We're much safer not opening that can of worms for now.

[inigyou]

At least then we'd have hard proof of what kind of country the USA is.

[mdgld]

You’ve got mountains of proof at this point. Recent Supreme Court rulings on presidential immunity should be enough.

[inigyou]

Not everyone believes it, because it's too complicated for them to understand.