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The FBI is asking for backdoors on the client side of secure communication systems. Did you think they forgot about the 90s? The difference today is this: lo
by betterunix 13y ago
The FBI is asking for backdoors on the client side of secure communication systems. Did you think they forgot about the 90s?
The difference today is this: lots of people are buying restricted computers (tablets, smartphones, even some laptops), and it would not be hard for the government to push backdoors into software distributed via the "app store model." This time there is actually a chance of the Justice Department getting their way.
- DenisM 13y agoAndroid is not restricted, not yet at least. But I see your point, and it's rather alarming.
- venomsnake 13y agoUnless you create your own raspberry pi to used as a (sanctioned from you) mitm proxy that encrypts the paintext on any communication you send to the online services. So basically google get already encrypted mail that only the receiver can decrypt. So it will go like this - I write hi on the IM client, the Pi intercepts the protocol unpacks the hi encrypts it with the private key, sends some base64 to the server who then translates it to the receiver that has similar device installed which does the decryption. It is not perfect but it can be done. And I am sure Mr Schneier can think of something much better in its sleep.