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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.

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 @9RH228W  from Maine  answered…9mos9MO

No, but there should be a process whereby such access can be granted if the appropriate federal warrant is given and ONLY for matters of national security.

 @9RBBBSQ  from Alabama  answered…9mos9MO

Yes, but access should only be granted in the case of emergencies (it should not be always accessible)

 @9T5V463 from Arizona  answered…7mos7MO

Only in the use of a committed crime and if there is credible information of threats that would put lives in danger

 @B3ZYM5D from Georgia  answered…4wks4W

No, for the sake of Capitalism, Freedom, Federalism, Checks and Balances, and a weak-central government, it should be the companies' choices whether to do so or not

  @DylanJMcCombs03  from South Carolina  answered…5mos5MO

No, this infringes dangerously on an individual's right to privacy and has the potential for serious misuse.

 @9SV9J3J from Missouri  answered…8mos8MO

While it could be helpful, it would be taking away privacy and security which could be used corruptly by those in power.

 @9PZ2HB5 from New Jersey  answered…10mos10MO

No, the government should have their own tech to do so or give tech companies the option and negotiate a deal with tech companies so that they are fairly compensated.

 @B4P2X3M from Pennsylvania  answered…3 days3D

No, I do not trust that outside parties won’t be able to access a backdoor as well whether through paid access or hacking

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Kamala Harris is considering running for president again in 2028

Kamala Harris has been lying low since her defeat in the presidential race, unwinding with family and senior aides in Hawaii before heading back to the nation’s capital.But privately, the vice president has been instructing advisers and allies to keep her options open — whether for a possible 2028 presidential run, or even to run for governor in her home state of California in two years. As Harris has repeated in phone calls, “I am staying in the fight.”She is expected to explore those and other possible paths forward with family members over the winter holiday season, according to five people in the Harris inner circle, who were granted anonymity to discuss internal dynamics. Her deliberations follow an extraordinary four months in which Harris went from President Joe Biden’s running mate to the top of the ticket, reenergizing Democrats before ultimately crashing on election night.“She doesn’t have to decide if she wants to run for something again in the next six months,” said one former Harris campaign aide. “The natural thing to do would be to set up some type of entity that would give her the opportunity to travel and give speeches and preserve her political relationships.”“She doesn’t have to decide if she wants to run for something again in the next six months,” said one former Harris campaign aide. “The natural thing to do would be to set up some type of entity that would give her the opportunity to travel and give speeches and preserve her political relationships.”Harris concedes: 'We must accept the results of this election'SharePlay VideoMost immediately, Harris and her advisers are working to define how and when she will speak out against Donald Trump and reassert her own role in the Democratic Party. Closing out her term as vice president, she’s set to preside over certifying the November election she lost to Trump, and then appear at the once-and-future president’s inauguration on Jan. 20.“There will be a desire to hear her voice, and there won’t be a vacuum for long,” a person close to Harris said.At the same time, Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, will have a long checklist to plow through before they leave the Naval Observatory for good.They have to decide whether they’ll take up permanent residence at their home in Los Angeles, or establish a base elsewhere. No matter where Harris and her family live, some around her have expressed concerns about safety, as her Secret Service protection expires six months after stepping away.

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