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		undershirt on July 12, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cancel Netflix if you value freedom How are the encryption proposals "closing" the standards? Also, I'm seeing a clash of connotation between encryption for DRM and encryption for PRIVACY. Is encryption only good when it is protecting the freedom of the user, not the producer?

mwcampbell on July 12, 2013 [–]

> Is encryption only good when it is protecting the freedom of the user, not the producer?

Actually, yes. Your computer should only do what you want it to.

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