Proposed bills almost never go anywhere [1], so barring something highly unusual, it's best to wait for a state change with more signal, a.k.a. significant new information (SNI) [2].<p>[1] <a href="https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20bills&sort=byDate&type=comment" rel="nofollow">https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...</a><p>[2] <a href="https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=by%3Adang%20%22significant%20new%20information%22&sort=byDate&type=comment" rel="nofollow">https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...</a>
>Incentivizes technical innovation.<p>>Directs the Attorney General to create a prize competition to award participants who create a lawful access solution in an encrypted environment, while maximizing privacy and security.<p>Is this a joke?
The hilarious part is the widespread demand for encrypted communication happened because of privacy invasions by the government.<p>The Streisand Effect for communication.
The funny thing is, the government spying on citizens without a warrant is what popularized this technology with consumers to begin with. So, are we really going to trust them to get a warrant next time?
Does this mean we could no longer use WhatsApp, FaceTime, Signal, and other simple peer-to-peer projects ?
Export of cryptography was written for the Cold War but still affects developers today. It wouldn't be a surprise if that is the case since Daniel Bernstein already took a case against US Dept Justice.<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernstein_v._United_States" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernstein_v._United_States</a>
We're becoming more Orwellian day by day.<p>And our children's children will wake up in a world that looks like communist China. Where every move we make is monitored, every interaction is scored, and every associate we have implicates us.<p>Computers are a fantastic gift, but they're being used to turn us into cattle.
“A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they know they shall never sit”<p>The average age of US Senators is 61.8 years, nearly the oldest in U.S. history. Our policy-makers are seniors who won't be around to suffer under the consequences of their bad policy.
Oh don't worry folks, it only applies to "terrorists and other bad actors".<p>God how terrifying, luckily its just 3 arch republicans proposing it, Graham, Cotton, Blackburn.<p>God knows though during the next national security crises all democrats will be onboard.
This is inevitable whether this bill passes or not. There's simply too many political points to score here and little downsides as far as the government is actually concerned.