Try the political quiz
@ISIDEWITHQuestionsNational security9mos ago

Should the government require tech companies to provide backdoor access to encrypted communications for national security purposes?

Backdoor access means that tech companies would create a way for government authorities to bypass encryption, allowing them to access private communications for surveillance and investigation. Proponents argue that it helps law enforcement and intelligence agencies prevent terrorism and criminal activities by providing necessary access to information. Opponents argue that it compromises user privacy, weakens overall security, and could be exploited by malicious actors.

12 Replies

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...9mos9MO

No

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...9mos9MO

Yes

 @ISIDEWITHasked…6mos6MO

What are your thoughts on sacrificing some privacy for the sake of potentially preventing crime or terrorism?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…6mos6MO

Is there a point where you believe national security measures can go too far in accessing personal information?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…6mos6MO

Can you think of a time when you would have wanted law enforcement to have more access to information to solve a crime?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…6mos6MO

How do you balance your right to privacy with the needs of the community for safety and security?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…6mos6MO

If given a choice, would you opt in or out of allowing surveillance access to your digital communications, and why?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…6mos6MO

Do you believe there's a way to provide security agencies the information they need without violating individual privacy?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…6mos6MO

Reflecting on historical abuses of power, how do you feel about giving authorities more access to private communications?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…6mos6MO

Would you trust your government with a 'key' to everyone's private messages, under strict regulations and oversight?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…6mos6MO

If you had to design a system, how would you ensure authorities could fight crime and terrorism without overstepping into unnecessary surveillance?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…6mos6MO

How would you feel if your personal messages could be read by someone else, even if it was for national security?

Demographics

Loading the political themes of users that engaged with this discussion

Loading data...

More conversations

Join in on more popular conversations.

 @ISIDEWITH submitted…3mos3MO

Mexican Shuts Down 2 Migrant Caravans After Trump Threat

Mexican immigration authorities have broken up two small migrant caravans headed to the U.S. border, activists said Saturday.Some migrants were bused to cities in southern Mexico, and others were offered transit papers.The action comes a week after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to slap 25% tariffs on Mexican products unless the country does more to stem the flow of migrants to the U.S. border.On Wednesday, Trump wrote that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum had agreed to stop unauthorized migration across the border into the United States. Sheinbaum wrote on her social media accounts the same day that “migrants and caravans are taken care of before they reach the border.”Migrant rights activist Luis García Villagrán said the breaking-up of the two caravans appeared to be part of “an agreement between the president of Mexico and the president of the United States.”The first of the caravans started out from the southern Mexico city of Tapachula, near the border with Guatemala, on Nov. 5, the day Trump was elected. At its height it had about 2,500 people. In almost four weeks of walking, it had gone about 270 miles (430 kilometers) to Tehuantepec in the state of Oaxaca.In Tehuantepec, Mexican immigration officials offered the tired migrants free bus rides to other cities in southern or central Mexico.“They took some of us to Acapulco, others to Morelia, and others from our group to Oaxaca city,” said Bárbara Rodríguez, an opposition supporter who left her native Venezuela after that country's contested presidential elections earlier this year.Rodríguez said by telephone she later caught a bus on her own to Mexico City.In a statement Saturday, the National Immigration Institute said the migrants voluntary accepted bus rides “to various areas where there is medical assistance and where their migratory status will be reviewed,” and said “upon accepting (the rides), they said they no longer wanted to face the risks along their way.”

▲  511 replies