There are also no workable solutions that allow enforcement [sic] to read what you're thinking, even with a warrant. But sometimes the universe just doesn't work how they'd like, so their job isn't as easy as it could be. Boo hoo.
This "debate" (actual: another attempt at forcing acceptance) is only occurring because people foolishly adopted webcrapps. The debate was settled long ago at a time when people thought in terms of owning their devices and data, before tech culture had been destroyed by advertising/propaganda. The result was a resounding "Hell No".
It's been rekindled because these huge silos of irresponsibly stored data are an irresistible trove for control fetishists. And in a sense the public sector control fetishists are right - if the de jure government doesn't gain access to them, it's only a matter of time until the de facto government does - eg insurance pricing, background checks, extreme price discrimination.
Let's hope the (de)centralization pendulum swings back hard this time, with Snowden having given it an extra push (Binney/Klein were pushing at the wrong time :/). We're due for another bubble pop sometime soon, and I hope that honest companies (aligned with user incentives) rise from the rubble. If our society is to have any long term future, the advancements of technology have to be distributed throughout it, not centrally controlled by a handful of entities.
This "debate" (actual: another attempt at forcing acceptance) is only occurring because people foolishly adopted webcrapps. The debate was settled long ago at a time when people thought in terms of owning their devices and data, before tech culture had been destroyed by advertising/propaganda. The result was a resounding "Hell No".
It's been rekindled because these huge silos of irresponsibly stored data are an irresistible trove for control fetishists. And in a sense the public sector control fetishists are right - if the de jure government doesn't gain access to them, it's only a matter of time until the de facto government does - eg insurance pricing, background checks, extreme price discrimination.
Let's hope the (de)centralization pendulum swings back hard this time, with Snowden having given it an extra push (Binney/Klein were pushing at the wrong time :/). We're due for another bubble pop sometime soon, and I hope that honest companies (aligned with user incentives) rise from the rubble. If our society is to have any long term future, the advancements of technology have to be distributed throughout it, not centrally controlled by a handful of entities.