US Senate Adopts Signal, HTTPS A Year After Trying To Kill Encryption

[Lucian Armasu]

U.S. Senate adopted HTTPS and Signal end-to-end encryption after previously trying to ban encryption by compelling companies to return plaintext content on demand.

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[poochiepiano]

I have a feeling that some of the senators above have a more, "encryption is for me, not for you" mentality.

 

[shrapnel_indie]

I have a feeling that some of the senators above have a more, "encryption is for me, not for you" mentality.

Of that I have no doubt. I could at least name one that has exemplified that elitist attitude on other topics.

 

[Giroro]

Maybe they should instead, you know, actually write some laws to preserve people's right to privacy.
Privacy should be a constitutionally protected right. I'm pretty sure that's one of the reasons the 3rd amendment exists. The fourth amendment simply isn't adequate to protect against the abuses of the Patriot act.

 

[hellwig]

"Feinstein’s own staff has been exposed previously to a hack from the CIA"

Um, the American government doesn't spy on American citizens, duh! ... But seriously CIA, WTH?

The wife and I adopted Signal after the election, didn't want Trump reading our txts and coming after us with his lawyers.

 

[DarkSable]

I'm sorry... In what world is it possibly a good idea for one of the least-trusted bodies of our government to be able to communicate with each other with zero record and zero accountability?

 

[eriko]

Signal is defo the way to go!

Even the NYT asks you to use it for submitting stories.