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> I do agree that the politician should grow a spine and trust computer scientists for one

Trust the computer scientists on how to prevent crime? Uh, well that's certainly creative.

No, trust the computer scientists on what can easily be circumvented by criminals while still allowing third parties to scan private conversations. But I do suspect a bit that this is only an intended side effect

As opposed to blindly trusting the police and LEA? Yes, absolutely — I'd rather trust computer scientists.

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