I've been a regular follower of this show and usually I love the episodes, this one? Not so much, up to the point that I felt I had to say something.
Situation where a bomber dies and his phone is unlockable by the police, we know that one. On this episode the Comissioner (who's always been a bit dinosaur from my point of view, but always within reason) insists that to "protect millions of people" needs to access that phone.
Well, that's just the thing, ain't it? Sorry to disagree with the showrunners, writers and all but the right to privacy must take precedence, if not what you get is a police state.
We know we cannot trust anyone with that because, at the end of the day, they're just people and thus can be manipulated, blackmailed or worst. That's why encryption and the right to privacy are more important than any live, even if that means millions of lives.
So yeah, I really hated this episode and for the first time really hated the Comissioner with his 20th century way of thinking.
Situation where a bomber dies and his phone is unlockable by the police, we know that one. On this episode the Comissioner (who's always been a bit dinosaur from my point of view, but always within reason) insists that to "protect millions of people" needs to access that phone.
Well, that's just the thing, ain't it? Sorry to disagree with the showrunners, writers and all but the right to privacy must take precedence, if not what you get is a police state.
We know we cannot trust anyone with that because, at the end of the day, they're just people and thus can be manipulated, blackmailed or worst. That's why encryption and the right to privacy are more important than any live, even if that means millions of lives.
So yeah, I really hated this episode and for the first time really hated the Comissioner with his 20th century way of thinking.
