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What entities would have those keys? Different branches of the same government means there’s only a single entity with all the keys. Pretending otherwise is ma
by olliej 2y ago
What entities would have those keys?
Different branches of the same government means there’s only a single entity with all the keys. Pretending otherwise is maliciously naive.
Every entity or group of entities I can think of you suggesting has a pretty well documented history of undermining the legal rights their countries ostensibly provide.
Before you of course get to the elephant in the room: governments are notoriously bad at keeping super critical shit like this under wraps, and once it inevitably leaks literally everyone is fucked.
My suggestion for any nonsense laws like this would be: if the keys are ever leaked, misused, shared with any other entity, the country shall be required to pay full cost of replacement of every impacted device. They shall be liable for all downstream costs. The management and directors of every agency that had access to the material are personally liable for costs as well, as is every elected official that supported or approved the legislation. Claiming that they can’t be responsible for the mistakes of others is not permitted as a defense: there is already a defense against mass invasion of privacy and these incompetent fuck ups are constantly trying to pass legislation like this that removes that defense.
- lm411 2y ago100%. A system like this is bound to be compromised and abused.
- candiodari 2y agoWell, this is government. Once these keys exist every year there will be new organizations that get access. Secret service, police, justice system, IRS, youth services, ... all will be added one after the other.
- Eddy_Viscosity2 2y ago> My suggestion for any nonsense laws like this would be: if the keys are ever leaked, misused, shared with any other entity, the country shall be required to pay full cost of replacement of every impacted device. They shall be liable for all downstream costs. Police in the USA routinely destroy houses and other property of innocent people by accident (they made a mistake about an address or person). In many cases courts decide that the victim receives no compensation. If that's how it works for obvious cases of incompetence and obvious easily quantifiable damages of physical property, there is no chance they will do anything about digital.