"Think of the children" (also "What about the children?") is a cliché that evolved into a rhetorical tactic. Literally it refers to children's rights (as in discussions of child labor). In debate, however, it is a plea for pity that is used as an appeal to emotion, and therefore it becomes a logical fallacy. (een drogredenering) ____ Mary Poppins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_of_the_children Wat je de authoriteiten zelden of nooit hardop hoort zeggen, is dat kinderen met WhatsApp op hun mobieltje juist door end-2-end encryptie tegen hackers en gluurders worden beschermd. Daaronder vallen ook het stoute zoontje van de burgemeester en de mooie schoolgaande dochter van de techneut, werkzaam bij een kerncentrale of kritieke waterkering. The same consumer communications and computing devices are used by our lawmakers, CEOs, legislators, law enforcement officers, nuclear power plant operators, election officials and so on. There's no longer a difference between consumer tech and government tech — ...