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Comment by frankfrankfrank

I'm genuinely a bit confused and suspicious. The german state is known for it's contradictions regarding security and privacy, e.g., mapping sites cannot record "street level" images in public view, but the government will decree what is and is not allowed speech and has been caught compromising systems to monitor that.

Now the government that is obsessed with making sure everyone thinks only approved things is going to codify a right to encryption and prohibit state authorities (Is there a 5+1 eyes workaround prohibition) from building in or maintaining vulnerabilities?

Maybe this really is just a bone for the peasants that will fool them into feeling like they have rights, while the Ol' 5+1 Eye Switcheroo is used to keep vulnerabilities and compromise encryption anyways.

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