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Well yes, they do. Encryption is a real issue for the mandate of a government, and also a real solution for other parts of the mandate of a government.

It's not like we (as the broad community) are engaging with empathy. Even if there is maybe no great solution to the whole dilemma, it would help the entire thing, if we stopped camping on one side so entirely.



Empathy is for persons, not for legal entities.


Corporations are legally recognized to have personhood in the USA. They are also legal entities.

Anyway is a "person" not also a legal entity in some way?

In short, I understand what you are saying but I don't think it is precise enough.


"Legal person" is not the same thing as "person", not even in law.

But to be pedantic, empathy is for those who are capable of expressing empathy in return.


Agreed. My attempt at a quibble was foolish.




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