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Power I guess, only because they can. But if you communicate by Cell Phone (txt, email...), encryption can be stopped by law only because they are closed syste

by jmclnx 4y ago

Power I guess, only because they can. But if you communicate by Cell Phone (txt, email...), encryption can be stopped by law only because they are closed systems. But I tend to believe Cell Phones already come with a backdoor, so laws do not really matter for those. If using gpg via email on an Open System (Linux, BSDs), good luck stopping that.

codedokode 4y ago
There is no need to ban encryption in client-server protocols like HTTPS. Just require that servers logs all session keys for future lawful access.
- kevviiinn 4y ago
  That's a great way to have a central point of failure for bad actors to target
  - genewitch 4y ago
    "But it's already illegal to steal data from someone else's computers!"
jruohonen 4y ago
Same I here: I don't really mind because I've never assumed smartphones to be secure. But maybe I have been wrong because they do seem to have problems in decryption of things like Signal or even the Meta's stuff. As for serious transnational crime, I really doubt whether these proposals will make any difference. After EncroChat, serious criminals have probably gone back to pencil and paper and whispering.
matheusmoreira 4y ago
> using gpg via email on an Open System (Linux, BSDs), good luck stopping that They won't engage us on those terms. They'll use their authority to pass laws saying use of cryptography strong enough to defeat them is evidence of guilt. Judges will instruct juries to assume there's CSAM in your encrypted hard drive.