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The other side of this is that mobile networks are national infrastructure. The concept of "lawful intercept" is baked into the networks from a fundamental sta
by Jonnax 6y ago
The other side of this is that mobile networks are national infrastructure.
The concept of "lawful intercept" is baked into the networks from a fundamental standpoint.
This might be a reason why there's less care about these things.
- ampdepolymerase 6y agoThat is correct. It is the same reason why fax machines are considered secure transmission for medical data. National infrastructure is harder to compromise at scale compared to internet channels.
- rocqua 6y agoThe mobile interop is really good, that is because standardization is done rather well technologically and widely followed. This also means that standardization is fought over harshly. Anything that gets standardized will see wide use. What if the standardization picks a technology you are a market leader in? What if the standardization picks a technology you have a patent on? Yeah, you will be forced to let people license the patent. But you will be getting licensing fees.
- knorker 6y agoBut this is not the way LI systems work. They have a "front door". At least for police powers. For intelligence agencies, sure.
- Jonnax 6y agoIndeed. My point was more that due to things like LI. It might influence an attitude towards security of "it doesn't really matter" when it comes to properly implementing secure controls