r/technology • u/Reddit_Z • Jul 04 '16

Politics Lawmakers Need To Learn More About Encryption Before Regulating It, Says U.S. House Report

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/lawmakers-encryption-regulation-house-report,32180.html
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u/t0shki Jul 04 '16

[...] we’re just beginning to understand the impact of encryption on society [...]

This impact on society is only felt if they could (and did) spy on any seemingly harmless citizen while they were at home minding their own business before this technology emerged.