Because criminals use WhatsApp and other legal, encrypted platforms. Of course.
Criminals absolutely do use Signal! Sometimes they even invite journalists to group chats.
Let’s not overestimate social media dm criminals here. On telegram the local chatgroups are spammed by third party dealers and prostitution.(It’s not prostitution but you’re going to get robbed)
And this is why tourists and expats have horrible tales because they enter a new world blind, every town has a “don’t go there at 3am” spot often near the commercial zones.
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The piratebay is blocked in my country, I still use the piratebay (actually I just started using it again now that streaming has become more and more shitty). I just use a VPN now.
The more the push, the more underground and with extra layers of encryption we go.
if Signal ceased operations in Denmark over its refusal to work with law enforcement
To be fair, the fact that that’s even technically possible means the developer has too much control over it and it isn’t decentralized enough.
Some probably do, but they would just switch. This is snake oil.
If you make encryption insecure, you also open up for industrial espionage.
There is no middle way, we either have the option for secure communication or we don’t.I guess we shall spam their servers with encrypted casual messages then.
Look, we’re fighting crime blindfolded here. We have no choice but to stab ourself in the face.
Would it make sense to switch to accelleration? Let them build the surveillance state now so that people can protest or emigrate.
Once AI is fully developed and everybody who remembers the old values is retired, a surveillance state is much more difficult to change.
