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almost 8 years ago from Jérémy Barbet, Front-end developer @ Ueno.
Marc Edwards, almost 8 years ago
Weakening encryption is the most idiotic idea ever.
Especially when you realise bad actors will simply avoid encryption that has backdoors, meaning the only people harmed are the general public. Weakened encryption is effectively no encryption.
Andy Merskin, almost 8 years ago
Pre-cisely.
Jim Silverman, almost 8 years ago
It seems ludicrous that something from such a long time ago and effectively a different world could be in any way leveraged in modern communication law.
that's how america rolls though.
Benjamin Harlow, almost 8 years ago
That's the case in most countries with a legal system which goes back more than a few years, it's not unique to the USA.
For example, in the UK there is a law from 1313 which prohibits the wearing of armour in parliament. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute_forbidding_Bearing_of_Armour
Todd Sieling, almost 8 years ago
That's how many laws in many places roll. Much of what structures our lives was crafted by people who are long since gone.
Connor Norvell, almost 8 years ago
The All Writs Act came about in 1789, but has changed many times, and really changed in 1911 (If i remember correctly). since then it has been appended many times, and now it seems it is exclusively used for mobile device security leverage. It allows the court to use all the writs, which I am still confused on but apparently Its a big deal
Brendan Saunders, almost 8 years ago (edited almost 8 years ago )
There's another document created in 1789 that is extremely relevant to everyday life in America, and is leveraged every single day in courts across the US...
I'm not arguing the merits of leveraging the All Writs Act in this case, but the argument that something written in 1789 is immediately irrelevant to modern times is a dangerous and ignorant thought.
I applaud the stance, it's absolutely right. Weakening encryption is the most idiotic idea ever.
Anyone know anything about this All Writs Act of 1789 though? It seems ludicrous that something from such a long time ago and effectively a different world could be in any way leveraged in modern communication law.