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Translation of the original Dutch article: https://www-nrc-nl.translate.goog/nieuws/2022/06/03/whatsapp-dreigde-te-vertrekken-om-aftapplicht-a4132175?_x_tr_sl=n

• tempodox 4y ago
  ‘Justice [Department] keeps looking for the holy grail: a “secure” backdoor to WhatsApp’ I wonder, at what point will they stop caring that there's no such thing as a “secure” backdoor?
  • orlp 4y ago
    Define secure. Because if you were trying to bring up a technological argument, please stop. It weakens our position. Cryptographically you absolutely can have asymmetric systems with a privileged master key that are secure to anyone not knowing the master key. You might argue that the key could leak, and they'll come right back with ephemerally rotating master keys signed by the backdoor agency. Legally enforced secure backdooring is not a technology issue, it is a social one. Simply put, we don't want mass surveillance. We don't want authorities snooping in our private communications, period. That is more than sufficient, and does not require building on technological arguments that will only wear down.
    • rowanG077 4y ago
      That's not a backdoor. That's just a front door.
      • peoplefromibiza 4y ago
        A front door is simply a back door hiding in plain sight.
    • bruce343434 4y ago
      key rotation still gives windows of oppertunity