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marcosdumay on July 7, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Code Specialists Oppose U.S. and British Access to...

> I think we're back to the idea that encryption should be classified as a weapon in the US and subject to second amendment protection

I never understood that position. Based on the argument that encryption is a mechanism for speech, why not classify it as speech?

pluma on July 7, 2015 | [–]

Encryption is like armor for information. Armor is a weapon.

Don't ask.

pjc50 on July 7, 2015 | [–]

It's not an entirely serious position.

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