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Tech policy researcher at Stanford. You can't be both pro-choice and anti-encryption.

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The FBI is trying to crack into Crooks' phone. Given their best opportunity since Jan. 6, they did NOT immediately start vociferously decrying device encryption. They won't even say what kind of phone it is. That's telling.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/15/24198946/fbi-encryption-phone-trump-attempted-assassination-shooter

Indeed, the FBI said they're "optimistic" about getting in:

https://x.com/kevincollier/status/1812571800200434141

Keep an eye on this story, but it may be that the era of LE complaining about device encryption is now definitively over - because they can reliably get around it.

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Folks! Your regular reminder that I maintain a reading list of publications about the intersection of encryption + trust & safety. What's missing from this list? https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aYaDogBF6JegBILgbf--leewyFf-kzkdQwJCjvHTFqI/edit#gid=0

riana , to random
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An absolutely bonkers assault on encryption is happening right now in Nevada.

This week, the state AG moved for a temporary restraining order to stop Meta from rolling out default E2EE on Messenger for under-18 Nevadans. The state's brief characterizes E2EE apps as a tool for child predators. It argues that Meta's claims about E2EE protecting privacy & security are deceptive, so this is a CONSUMER PROTECTION VIOLATION. Oh, and half the brief is redacted.

Brief is here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qq9ZkJaLHEsEiMg2rSd2hqI1SPSQb0Y8/view?usp=sharing

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I believe this is the biggest attack on encryption in the United States since 2016. Yet this matter has gotten zero press coverage that I've seen. There is a hearing on Monday morning. But Monday morning is also when the NetChoice cases are being argued at SCOTUS, so many tech journalists' attention will already be occupied elsewhere.

This is a HUGE DEAL, and because it's a TRO request, it's moving very fast. Expect to see amicus briefing from civil society, if the court permits it.

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