Obama at SXSW: ‘Absolutist view’ on digital privacy cannot prevail
One thing I love about watching the 2016 Crypto Wars: pro-encryption people using all of the pro-gun arguments. Here are my favorites:<p>1. Criminals will still use encryption &#x2F; get guns. Only lawful people will be harmed.<p>2. Compromises will just lead to defeat for the pro-encryption &#x2F; pro-gun side.<p>3. If we want to stand up for all of our other civil rights, we need the right to encrypt &#x2F; bear arms.<p>4. Consequentialism: the number of people being harmed by encryption&#x2F;guns is smaller than the number of people who would be harmed by living in a world without encryption&#x2F;guns.<p>Personally, I think these are all solid arguments that work for both guns and encryption, but I&#x27;m generally more libertarian than many in the SF tech scene.