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The highlighted part in the doc on the zdnet site. (italic emphasis my own) "To provide and maintain the capability to disclose, where practicable, the content
by Crosseye_Jack 9y ago
The highlighted part in the doc on the zdnet site. (italic emphasis my own)
"To provide and maintain the capability to disclose, where practicable, the content of communications or secondary data in an intelligible form and to remove electronic protection applied by or on behalf of the telecommunications operator to the communications or data, or to permit the person to whom the warrant is addressed to remove such electronic protection."
Sounds to me that it applies to what the telco's apply. Now does the term "telecommunications operator" apply to services running on top of the internet (iMessage, WhatsApp, Etc). Because to me "telecommunications operator" are the people running the networks that connection people to the internet (Sky, BT, TalkTalk, Virgin, etc) not the companies that provide services on the internet.
I'll have to have a read though it in full later to see if I can get a better understanding of this document.
- dghf 9y agoCould a CA count as a telecommunications operator? Would this mandate a MIM attack if the government fancies a look at what you're up to in your online banking?
- anon1385 9y agoThe definitions are in the original act here: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/25/section/261/enacted http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/25/section/261/enac... It's very broad: A 'telecommunications operator' is somebody who "offers or provides a telecommunications service to persons in the United Kingdom". A "'Telecommunications service' means any service that consists in the provision of access to, and of facilities for making use of, any telecommunication system ". And a "'Telecommunication system' means a system that exists for the purpose of facilitating the transmission of communications by any means involving the use of electrical or electromagnetic energy."
- Crosseye_Jack 9y agoCheers