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Probably disclosure is the best option. Silently tamper with the data might cross a legal line. doing this might put at risk current or past cases where there

by spinny 5y ago

Probably disclosure is the best option. Silently tamper with the data might cross a legal line. doing this might put at risk current or past cases where there is a legitimate reason to use this sort of tool. Privacy can be hard. While i 100% defend everybody has the right to privacy, i can also see the need for the capability to break it. Maybe the answer for this is a very tight regulation around the uses of this kind of hardware/software, but that regulation would have to keep up with the pace of technology

a-dub 5y ago
> Privacy can be hard. While i 100% defend everybody has the right to privacy, i can also see the need for the capability to break it. Maybe the answer for this is a very tight regulation around the uses of this kind of hardware/software, but that regulation would have to keep up with the pace of technology i've always wondered if there could be a cryptographic solution to this. issuing decryption keys to governments seems rife for abuse, but some sort of multi-party situation where governmental and non-governmental entities have to cooperate (with actual multiparty key material) to perform a decryption authorized by warrants- with said non-governmental agencies acting as a check on usage of those warrants, their frequency and the eventual publication of their usage could be an interesting approach. personally i think strong encryption should be a requirement for digital evidence, but even that can be forged. strange times we live in.
- toast0 5y ago
  > i've always wondered if there could be a cryptographic solution to this. issuing decryption keys to governments seems rife for abuse, but some sort of multi-party situation where governmental and non-governmental entities have to cooperate (with actual multiparty key material) to perform a decryption authorized by warrants- with said non-governmental agencies acting as a check on usage of those warrants, their frequency and the eventual publication of their usage could be an interesting approach. I would be willing to consider a solution where you need to have agreement from the UN Security council (maybe just the permanent members) in order to decrypt whatever you want. If you can get those countries to agree, it's probably important.

by spinny 5y ago

a-dub 5y ago

> Privacy can be hard. While i 100% defend everybody has the right to privacy, i can also see the need for the capability to break it. Maybe the answer for this is a very tight regulation around the uses of this kind of hardware/software, but that regulation would have to keep up with the pace of technology i've always wondered if there could be a cryptographic solution to this. issuing decryption keys to governments seems rife for abuse, but some sort of multi-party situation where governmental and non-governmental entities have to cooperate (with actual multiparty key material) to perform a decryption authorized by warrants- with said non-governmental agencies acting as a check on usage of those warrants, their frequency and the eventual publication of their usage could be an interesting approach. personally i think strong encryption should be a requirement for digital evidence, but even that can be forged. strange times we live in.

toast0 5y ago
> i've always wondered if there could be a cryptographic solution to this. issuing decryption keys to governments seems rife for abuse, but some sort of multi-party situation where governmental and non-governmental entities have to cooperate (with actual multiparty key material) to perform a decryption authorized by warrants- with said non-governmental agencies acting as a check on usage of those warrants, their frequency and the eventual publication of their usage could be an interesting approach. I would be willing to consider a solution where you need to have agreement from the UN Security council (maybe just the permanent members) in order to decrypt whatever you want. If you can get those countries to agree, it's probably important.