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New UK Home Sec invokes infosec nerd rage by calling for an end to end-to-end encryption

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Re: Estonia tells you who in government has been looking at your data

"knowledge is the burden of knowing whats happening to you without the power to do anything about it. it's actually disempowering in that instance."

I disagree. Otherwise, what's the power of blackmail? "I know something you might now want the world to know, hmm hmm?"

Now, granted, there is a level of power that allows one to disregard blackmail and the like, but that's a highly sanctified tier that few can actually reach. If you're not one of those few, like they say, a little knowledge can be dangerous.

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