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The Anarm phones were getting picked up by some criminals in Europe who were taking them to Dubai to try to sell them there.

The Anarm phones were getting picked up by some criminals in Europe who were taking them to Dubai to try to sell them there.

Wait, why is encryption a problem there?

Wait, why is encryption a problem there?

See, it's not completely out of the question for your government to ban encryption, to force the people of the country to use certain apps so they can see into it. This, I think, is a huge violation of our privacy. Luckily, in the United States, we have the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution, which states—I'll read the whole thing for you—

See, it's not completely out of the question for your government to ban encryption, to force the people of the country to use certain apps so they can see into it. This, I think, is a huge violation of our privacy. Luckily, in the United States, we have the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution, which states—I'll read the whole thing for you—

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue but upon probable cause supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched and the person or things to be seized.

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue but upon probable cause supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched and the person or things to be seized.

The Fourth Amendment is needed to maintain a balance between national security interests and individual rights." It's a tool to make sure that the government actions are subject to oversight and grounded in legitimate need. If we eliminate that protection, it creates a really dangerous power dynamic and a slippery slope towards a government that could abuse its power with no accountability.

The Fourth Amendment is needed to maintain a balance between national security interests and individual rights." It's a tool to make sure that the government actions are subject to oversight and grounded in legitimate need. If we eliminate that protection, it creates a really dangerous power dynamic and a slippery slope towards a government that could abuse its power with no accountability.

If the U.S. government did some kind of mass surveillance and was searching through all that data without a warrant, it seems to me it would be in direct violation of the U.S. Constitution. And yet here's a situation where the FBI was running a tech startup with the entire goal to be snooping on other users' chats, watching every message to see if there was criminal activity.

If the U.S. government did some kind of mass surveillance and was searching through all that data without a warrant, it seems to me it would be in direct violation of the U.S. Constitution. And yet here's a situation where the FBI was running a tech startup with the entire goal to be snooping on other users' chats, watching every message to see if there was criminal activity.

There's no targeted search here. No individual warrants were being made at this point. They were analyzing all the chat messages going through Anam. Is this in violation of the Fourth Amendment? I can make a case that it was. And the FBI had that in their head too. So they were trying hard not to peek into any Americans' messages.

There's no targeted search here. No individual warrants were being made at this point. They were analyzing all the chat messages going through Anam. Is this in violation of the Fourth Amendment? I can make a case that it was. And the FBI had that in their head too. So they were trying hard not to peek into any Americans' messages.

The data was available in Anom's database, but they had to program their system to only show them foreign chats.

The data was available in Anom's database, but they had to program their system to only show them foreign chats.

This tool that they were using, was it developed by Anom or developed by FBI?

This tool that they were using, was it developed by Anom or developed by FBI?