[HN Gopher] Should encryption be curbed to combat child abuse?
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       Should encryption be curbed to combat child abuse?
        
       Author : u801e
       Score  : 7 points
       Date   : 2021-05-18 21:55 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | getcrunk wrote:
       | Should the free movement of people outside their houses be curbed
       | to combat child abuse/drug trafficking/burglary
        
         | thaumasiotes wrote:
         | While child abuse and drug trafficking were presumably not
         | concerns, ancient Chinese cities really did implement a curfew
         | for commoners. It was a sign of status to own a house which
         | opened directly onto the street (making you immune to the
         | curfew).
        
       | carabiner wrote:
       | No, I will not think of the children.
        
       | snarf21 wrote:
       | Isn't that the rule? If a headline has a question, the answer is
       | always NO!
        
       | falcolas wrote:
       | Wouldn't it better to prevent procreation? No children, no child
       | abuse. Cant even hide abuse that doesn't exist by keeping off the
       | internet with it.
       | 
       | Makes about as much sense as banning encryption to prevent abuse.
        
       | SheinhardtWigCo wrote:
       | Yes, and we should also pipe any audio picked up by Alexa/Nest to
       | a secure server in the local courthouse - only to be accessed
       | when authorized by a judge, obviously.
        
       | [deleted]
        
       | smabie wrote:
       | No. That was easy!
        
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