Reply to post: Re: "Thanks for that excellent example of 'False dichotomy'."

FYI: There's a cop tool called GrayKey that force unlocks iPhones. Let's hope it doesn't fall into the wrong hands!

Harry Stottle

Re: "Thanks for that excellent example of 'False dichotomy'."

The key phrase in your contribution is:

"It's like weapon, it can be a gun in the hands of a police officer saving you, or an AR-15 in the hands of a murderer shooting at you, if there is no sensible regulations and controls."

What you seem to be unaware of is that there ARE no SENSIBLE regulations and controls on the police (or any other agents of the state who might use technology like this on your phone/laptop/desktop etc)

We'd all be a lot more comfortable with State Surveillance if we knew (and could prove) that those doing the surveillance were themselves under the strictest form of surveillance. That's why I keep rabbiting on about Accountability Theatre.

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