In the physical world, the limits are clear: no democratic government is permitted to monitor citizens in their homes without a court order, even to prevent domestic violence or child sexual abuse. In the digital world, though, the answer remains unresolved. Child safety advocates believe that governments must be able to unlock private messages, while tech companies and privacy activists see a smokescreen for mass government surveillance.

  • Flax@feddit.uk
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    1 year ago

    Literally. I believe most criminals aren’t using WhatsApp. Moreso some weird thing called “EncroChat”

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      1 year ago

      Exactly.

      But you do hear a lot about Facebook groups for it and shit. I’m guessing many of them are just stupid as fuck.

      Which I guess is the target of this.

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        1 year ago

        If they’re that stupid can’t they just have people infiltrate the group like they do with encrochat