Why The Government Shouldn't Break WhatsApp
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Published 2017-07-03
CREDITS:
Filmed at the Cambridge Centre for Computing History: www.computinghistory.org.uk/
Camera by Tomek: youtube.com/tomek
Thanks to everyone who helped proofread my script!
REFERENCES:
WhatsApp's privacy protections questioned after terror attack: www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39405178
WhatsApp must be accessible to authorities, says Amber Rudd: www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/mar/26/intelli…
UK government renews calls for WhatsApp backdoor after London attack: www.theverge.com/2017/3/27/15070744/encryption-wha…
Investigatory Powers Act: www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/25/contents/enac…
India is 'ready to use' Blackberry message intercept system: www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23265091
Revealed: how US and UK spy agencies defeat internet privacy and security: www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/05/nsa-gchq-enc…
Councils secretly spied on people walking dogs and feeding birds for five years: metro.co.uk/2016/12/26/councils-secretly-spied-on-…
[This is basically a rephrase of www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/25/british-coun… with a better headline]
Poole council spies on family over school claim: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1584713/Poole-coun…
Security services missed five opportunities to stop the Manchester bomber: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/24/security-servi…
Reuters reference to "500 active investigations": www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-security-manche…
AP: Across US, police officers abuse confidential databases: apnews.com/699236946e3140659fff8a2362e16f43/ap-acr…
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All Comments (21)
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This is the first video from "The Basics", a series of three pilot computer-science videos I'm putting out in the next couple of months. This one's opinionated; one's explanatory; and one demonstrates coding. It's been a while since I've done this sort of thing -- thanks to the folks who helped proofread my scripts!
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I have nothing to hide... but the government doesn't need to know that
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"They pay...some tax" I love that hesitation
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As CGP grey said "It is impossible to make a lock that angels can open and demons cannot, anyone who says different is either ignorant of the facts or less of an angel than they appear"
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Government: "If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear." Also Government: *hides literally everything
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"Arguing that you don't care about privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say" - Edward Snowden
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Let's just put everyone in prison so criminals never get away
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"'Nothing to hide' only works if the folks in power share the values of you and everyone you know entirely and always will." I love this quote.
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Government: Doesn’t break WhatsApp security Facebook: “Fine, I’ll do it myself.”
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The phrase “if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear” is only used by people who don’t realize how easily and often they break the law. There’s a good reason why lawyers tell people never to waive their right to remain silent even when they think they’re totally innocent.
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The issue with the saying: ‘’if you haven’t done anything wrong, you have nothing to worry about’’ is that the government can change what is and isn’t ‘’wrong’’
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I heard someone say: "If you have nothing to hide, your life must be very boring."
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Having a backdoor in the messaging apps so they can look whenever they want what you typed about, is like having to record what you spoke with your friend about in a private place, and if you dont record it, youve committed a crime and are going for 10 years in jail.
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"Illegal feeding of pigeons" tyranny starts off small.
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Videos like this should be on the trending page, not "hot knife slices fidget spinner"
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If you think you have nothing to hide: have you ever whispered something to another to keep others from hearing? Have you ever closed the blinds on your windows to keep others from seeing in? Privacy is a human right. We must never allow a government to infringe our rights.
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"nothing to hide"' only works if the folks in power share the values of you and everyone you know entirely and always will. This is important
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"If there's a backdoor it can and will be abused." Enough about your weekend Tom
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"They pay... some tax"
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Governments are mad that they can’t listen in on every conversation
