Ban Cryptography? - Theresa May's (UK) Ludicrous Internet Regulation Suggestions

in #steemit8 years ago

Hold on to your hats, Steemians. You're going to have to readjust your expectations of what "naivete" really is after you see this:

From boing.boing.net:

"Theresa May says there should be no "means of communication" which "we cannot read""

These appear to be the deductions resultant from such a statement:

Theresa May Crypto Ban.png

In the typical "think of the children", reactionary style, politicians are likely to hamfistedly legislate things they have no understanding of.

I'm sure the rest of you can knock down some of those other softballs I left unaddressed in the comments.

Article Courtesy of Cory Doctorow at BoingBoing.net

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Im sure if they had invented cash in 2017 people would think of all the crazy things they could do with it too.

IT'S NOT CALLED TOTALITARIAN TECHNOCRACY FOR NOTHING. THE GLOBAL CENTRAL BANK EMPIRE'S MONOPOLY ON MONEY PRINTING FOR RANSOMS AND RUNNING AMOK INDUSTRY IS ALL THREATENED AND STUFF. THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE HOAXES AND FALSE FLAG ATTACKS IN ORDER TO TAKE TOTAL CONTROL.

it's going to happen sooner or later...

The Internet does not sell weapons to States that support terrorism.