My neighbor is ex-FBI. We had a good discussion about GrapheneOS and the overall trend of increased device security.
I told them that I certainly want law enforcement to be able to catch bad guys, and there are real bad guys the whole of public needs caught and brought to justice.
And also that when I'm in my house with my family, I expect to be able to achieve total privacy and security through whatever means. He agrees with that and wants it too.
I told him that when I'm out in public, I still expect to be secure within my own affects. My own vehicle. My own devices. These are my property not public property. He agrees.
Where we disagree is what happens after a warrant. He says LE need the ability to break in if it's legal and Apple etc shouldn't be going to war with the State here. I said that customers have been on the abusive side of State surveillance and its perfectly reasonable for technology companies to offer more secure and private offerings that people would self select out of a sense of common decency, not wanting to be forced to be naked.
At the end of the day, I want to own my devices. If there is a warrant, that gives me a bargaining chip. I can always decline access if I so choose.
That's a better balance of power that doesn't force every man, woman, and child to be strip searched at all times. And I think the world is moving in this direction.
Privacy is about dignity.
