On: EARN IT Act undermines the privacy, security, and safety of law-abiding users

[snvzz]

>Its passing is inevitable sadly.

That's a defeatist view.

It is quite certainly not inevitable. It can be stopped through public outrage.

[throwwwaway69 → snvzz]

There’s been outrage on this for decades and it never goes away. In fact it’s worse than ever thanks to patriot act and similar

[ryandrake → throwwwaway69]

That's the big problem with legislation like this: They can just re-introduce it every year until it passes, and opponents have to keep fighting it every time. A bill's supporters only have to sneak it through once--its opponents have to defeat it every time.

[endisneigh → snvzz]

Yes, but other than techies most people find it reasonable.

[account42 → endisneigh]

Most people have not read the bill nor thought about what it means. Maybe people react positively to leading questions about protecting childing and ensuring safety but that is a different matter entirely.