It’s not applicable to individuals. Think of society as the whole. I want access to encryption to protect my tax files. Pedos want encryption to pass illicit pix. As a society, should we pass laws that support encryption (privacy), or laws that restrict encryption (security).
And there’s the tension, perfectly captured by the last two replies. And it is extensible to anarchy vs authoritarianism. Because we are a species unable of setting individual wants below societal needs without a prevailing existential threat (starvation, disease, war, etc.)
It’s not applicable to individuals. Think of society as the whole. I want access to encryption to protect my tax files. Pedos want encryption to pass illicit pix. As a society, should we pass laws that support encryption (privacy), or laws that restrict encryption (security).
punishing everyone for the crimes of a few is intolerable in many free societies
So is getting molested.
And there’s the tension, perfectly captured by the last two replies. And it is extensible to anarchy vs authoritarianism. Because we are a species unable of setting individual wants below societal needs without a prevailing existential threat (starvation, disease, war, etc.)