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Brkdncr@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Regulate all traffic sent or received across the state.
Send traffic through a firewall.
decrypt traffic
drop traffic that can’t be decrypted.

Another easier way:

Regulate ISPs with new state laws.
require they block porn.
Sue ISPs that violate the law.

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FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

decrypt traffic

drop traffic that can’t be decrypted.

This would be an absolute fucking disaster for myriad reasons. Anyone who earnestly suggests it as any sort of solution 100% has no idea what they're talking about and should not be taken seriously.

Yes, politicians talk about trying to do something like that, but the reality is that it would destroy security for businesses, institutions, and even the government itself. Encryption and VPNs are crucial to just about any modern business of even moderate size.

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- Brkdncr@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Many US companies have businesses inside China, it’s bad but it’s not impossible. I wouldn’t be surprised if a state actually doesn’t.
  
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  - FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Those also companies use VPNs when they transmit, bring burner devices, and take other countermeasures to try protect their data from theft.
    
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    Brkdncr@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    I agree, but I was answering OPs question on how it would be done and an example of similar tech already in use at scale.
    
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slazer2au@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Aka, the great Chinese firewall

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TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Hiding data in innocuous data could also work, eg by altering the pixel values of images subtly

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- rikudou@lemmings.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  That’s really hard to do over https.
  
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