Re: The FBI's new tactic: Catching suspects with push alerts

On Tue, 12 Mar 2024 01:23:42 +0100 (CET), Nomen Nescio <[email protected]> 
said: 

> On 10 Mar 2024, Nomen Nescio <[email protected]> posted some
> news:[email protected]: 
> 
>> Nomen Nescio <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/29/push-notification-
>>> surveillance-fbi/ 
>>>
>>> The alleged pedophile “LuvEmYoung� had worked to stay anonymous in
>>> the chatrooms where he bragged about sexually abusing children. A
>>> criminal affidavit said he covered his tracks by using TeleGuard, an
>>> encrypted Swiss messaging app, to share a video of himself last month
>>> with a sleeping 4-year-old boy. 
>> 
>> The hard way to learn, that encryption doesn't implicate anonymity.
> 
> True, but I have no problem with a kiddy diddler getting nailed.

This is why, when arguing for why encryption-busting legislation, the perps 
trotted out by law enforcement are almost always kiddie diddlers, because 
most people are utterly revolted by their very existence. 

What most people don't realize -- or simply refuse to accept -- is this: 

Either EVERYONE is safe, or NO ONE is safe. 

> The perp in this case could have easily avoided being caught.  Just 
> because your phone is "smart" doesn't mean you are.

True. One has to wonder, though, how many others have been lulled into 
accepting TeleGuard's claims at face value? This is why stories like this 
are so valuable. 
 
> Sanction for hire, that's a necessity and public service at times.

Sanction for hire? I don't understand what you mean. Would you explain, 
please? 

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