Computers, Privacy & the Constitution

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Anonymity, Encryption, and Propaganda

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The Campaign Against Privacy:
Propaganda's Role in Government and Corporate Circumvention of Encryption and Anonymity

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Introduction

Encryption, and to some degree anonymity, are easy to obtain to a reasonable degree of protection. Although some countries have implemented some sort of mandatory key disclosure program,(1) it is politically and practically infeasible to outright ban privacy-aiding software. Encryption software is easy to implement, programs such as Tor are widely distributed, and many such applications are open source. States and corporations that wish to keep its eyes and ears connected to channels of communication, thus retaining their invasive observation and subtle influence over human behavior, would thus benefit most by driving people away from the desire to keep their affairs private in the first place. A campaign of propaganda against privacy — anonymity and encryption in particular — would thus further the goal of behavioral manipulation by convincing people in the first place that they need not and should not pursue privacy.

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1 : See Jeremy Kirk, Contested UK encryption disclosure law takes effect, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/01/AR2007100100511.html

 

I. The Growing Need for Anonymity and Privacy

A. The Demand for Protected Communication Is Legitimate


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