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In this case though, it seems like the government has no problem with telling people they're being monitored. The fact that they're willing to tell people to in
by Ajedi32 7y ago
In this case though, it seems like the government has no problem with telling people they're being monitored. The fact that they're willing to tell people to install a TLS certificate is indicative of that.
I think companies in the US are legally required to provide similar disclosure when monitoring their employees, so I don't see why they'd have a problem with a persistent indicator like that.
- contravariant 7y agoI'm curious how many people would realise that installing a root certificate implies the government wants to spy on their traffic. It's going to be a lot fewer than the people who'd be able to understand they'd need to do X to keep the internet working.
- dchest 7y agoIn this case though, it seems like the government has no problem with telling people they're being monitored Not at all. They spin it as providing security: "Due to frequent cases of theft of personal and credential data, as well as money from bank accounts of Kazakhstan, a security certificate was introduced that will become an effective tool for protecting the country’s information space from hackers, Internet fraudsters and other types of cyber threats. ... What is a security certificate? A security certificate is an electronic certificate that allows to protect Internet users from content that is prohibited by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as from malicious and potentially dangerous content. The security certificate is intended to provide subscribers of cellular communication in Kazakhstan with Internet access in the most secure manner." (source: https://www.kcell.kz/ru/product/3585/658 https://www.kcell.kz/ru/product/3585/658 -- but this text seems to be coming from government, since it's quoted by all providers).