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> We will never implement front doors or back doors into our projects. I hate the fact that this "front door" terminology is making it into the PR vernacular o
by micaksica 10y ago
> We will never implement front doors or back doors into our projects.
I hate the fact that this "front door" terminology is making it into the PR vernacular of a security product, especially in something as long-standing as this social contract is likely to be. By taking the line spoon fed by Tor Project adversaries, the project is validating the idea and putting it on equal cognitive footing.
- auggierose 10y agoNever heard about the term "front door" before. After checking up on it here: https://www.justsecurity.org/16503/security-front-doors-vs-back-doors-distinction-difference/ https://www.justsecurity.org/16503/security-front-doors-vs-b... , it seems to me front and back door are just synonyms, whereas opponents of the concept use "back door", and proponents use "front door" :D
- mtgx 10y agoThey are the exact same thing from a security perspective, but the FBI uses front doot because it knows they don't sound like synonyms for most people.
- MawNicker 10y agoIn that case it's likely good to include it here just for the sake of clarity. They could maybe quote "front doors" to indicate the sentiment of the grand-parent's comment. > We will never implement back doors, "front doors" or "golden keys" into our projects.
- woodman 10y agoThe term "back door" is so justifiably radioactive that the FBI and their congressional supporters were quick to invent new terms: "Front door" and "Golden key". While I'm not a fan of spin and the torture of language in politics, I will admit that there is a difference between the back and front terms. Both are a shameful intentional weakening of security, but one is almost apologetically secretive and the other is bold in its belligerence.