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The EARN IT Act: How to Ban End-to-End Encryption Without Banning It

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Previous discussion (now both entries are on the frontpage): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22202110

This kind of insanity- can our legislators please consult someone in technology before they try and rip apart digital privacy because a few bad actors exist. The classic "Will someone think of the children!" pearl clutching also brought us SOPA and PIPA, that thankfully were shot down by internet outrage after the cost was brought to the full attention of the public.

I don't think that this sort of effort is the result of legislators not understanding the technology or as a reaction to "a few bad actors". Those things only look true because of the highly disingenuous arguments they're making.

They actively want to prevent effective encryption from being in common use solely because it restricts their ability to spy on you and me, thus limiting their power.

Bingo. Power play entirely.

Strong encryption and decentralization is the only effective way to keep these power-hungry leeches in check.

I don’t have the context on the intentions of these people, but what makes you think this? Isn’t it possible they only care about protecting children and the side effects are completely dismissed, rather than it being a power grab? Just curious what evidence makes you believe it’s nefarious.

Track record? This is not the American federal government's first digital powergrab.

They don't deserve being given the benefit of the doubt.

Solution: make the portions of a company that deal with/offer E2EE and those that don't separate entities.

The bits that are E2EE don't need immunity because they don't make CSAM available online. The other bits get immunity because they don't do E2EE, which is fine, because that's the way it currently is.

I really don't see the point of this.

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