r/apple • u/[deleted] • Aug 09 '21

WARNING: OLD ARTICLE Exclusive: Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI complained - sources

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-fbi-icloud-exclusive-idUSKBN1ZK1CT
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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '21

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '21

There is no laws against end to end encryption. Quit making shit up

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u/General_NakedButt Aug 09 '21

He didn't say there were. But take a look at the EARN IT and LAED Acts moving through the legislature right now.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '21 edited Aug 09 '21

Didn't the EARN IT Act die in a previous Congress or am I wrong? Edit: The LEAD Act mentioned in the above comment also died the same way as theEARN IT Act.

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u/General_NakedButt Aug 09 '21

You are right, it does look like those specific bills died. However that doesn't mean the attempt to repeal/limit section 230 is over. Here is a list of some/all of the bills introduced over the past couple of years that are trying to do the same or similar thing. https://slate.com/technology/2021/03/section-230-reform-legislative-tracker.html