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10. It wouldn't stop third parties from creating apps to encrypt.

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 08:11 PM

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Senate bill draft would prohibit unbreakable encryption [View all] PoliticAverse Apr 2016 OP

Unless, of course, it's to protect Panama and Cayman Islands accounts. forest444 Apr 2016 #1

And if the government can hack it, padfun Apr 2016 #2

The Senate is in favor of transparency in their communications? Downwinder Apr 2016 #3

What a stupid pointless law Travis_0004 Apr 2016 #4

Bingo on Feinstein. She's a disaster on privacy rights. BillZBubb Apr 2016 #14

A law in search of a problem. blackspade Apr 2016 #5

To some people, christx30 Apr 2016 #11

My guess is they would need to give the govt their keygen algorithm Oneironaut Apr 2016 #13

It's a relative term jmowreader Apr 2016 #16

Basically there is no known flaw in it Travis_0004 Apr 2016 #18

Who are these morons? hunter Apr 2016 #7

Most encryption is based on mathematics GreydeeThos Apr 2016 #8

Yet it would be legal outside of the United States. LiberalFighter Apr 2016 #9

We are the world police. Kokonoe Apr 2016 #17

It wouldn't stop third parties from creating apps to encrypt. LiberalFighter Apr 2016 #10

Shh... Pretend this will help! Oneironaut Apr 2016 #12

And they wonder why noretreatnosurrender Apr 2016 #15

Senate bill bans math. Nice. yodermon Apr 2016 #19

The most vocal opposition isn't even from a Democrat Reter Apr 2016 #21

Worst. Idea. Ever. RiverNoord Apr 2016 #22

finestine! how dare she call hersel a democrat hopemountain Apr 2016 #24

bad idea. killbotfactory Apr 2016 #25

Ridiculous. DemocracyDirect Apr 2016 #28

Does this apply to the US government (of course not). Elmer S. E. Dump Apr 2016 #29