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In reply to the discussion: If the FBI gets into the "terrorist's" iPhone, they'll get into yours [View all]Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)We do have a system, and that system includes the 4th amendment. It also includes the right of the criminally accused not to have the prosecution falsify a "parallel" chain of evidence to cover up NSA derived "tips".
The worst thing that could happen to the "drug lords" would be an end to the war on drugs. This isn't just speculation, either- this is borne out by the fact that one of the biggest losers from Colorado, etc. legalizing weed, has been the mexican drug cartels.
And there are a lot of damn good reasons why people - and businesses - want strong encryption. Industrial espionage. Billions in proprietary trade secrets. The ability to log onto your bank without hackers getting your pin number.
Also, by your logic, if throwing people in prison and spying on them for smoking weed is so popular with "the public", why cant the authorities make their case on that basis? Why the bait and switch about "terror", and then turning around to use it to incarcerate millions of people for drug possession?
They should make the case to the people, right?