Comment Re:fake images are now being treated as kiddie por (Score 1) 209
Even though I agree none of what has been described would fall into a morally acceptable category, this story has people juxtaposed between two potential morals.
The availability and ease of storing such reprehensible content, and the right of a person to be safe in their effects and persons from an out of control surveillance state. It can't be a coincidence that some of this content was hidden behind Encryption. Many of us have noticed that news seems to be dropping those bits in more and more as if that detail somehow makes the crimes more deviant. So the fear here is that in the push to protect children, always, adults have to give up a right to privacy in order to prevent such things from happening. At least, that is one argument I've been hearing. I'm reminded of an old Ben Franklin quote: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." Honestly, this is one of those times when it does not seem good no matter what steps are taken to try and prevent these things, and that's assuming that law enforcement can actually prevent a crime like was described, rather than enforce the law after the event happens.
The availability and ease of storing such reprehensible content, and the right of a person to be safe in their effects and persons from an out of control surveillance state. It can't be a coincidence that some of this content was hidden behind Encryption. Many of us have noticed that news seems to be dropping those bits in more and more as if that detail somehow makes the crimes more deviant. So the fear here is that in the push to protect children, always, adults have to give up a right to privacy in order to prevent such things from happening. At least, that is one argument I've been hearing. I'm reminded of an old Ben Franklin quote: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." Honestly, this is one of those times when it does not seem good no matter what steps are taken to try and prevent these things, and that's assuming that law enforcement can actually prevent a crime like was described, rather than enforce the law after the event happens.