FBI: End-to-End Encryption Is an Infectious Problem
Just in case there were any lingering doubts about U.S. law enforcement's stance on end-to-end encryption, which prevents information from being read by anyone but its intended recipient, FBI executive assistant director Amy Hess told the Wall Street Journal this week that its use "is a problem that infects law enforcement and the intelligence community more and more so every day."
The quote was published in a piece about efforts from the UK, Australia and India to undermine end-to-end encryption. All three countries have passed or proposed legislation that compels tech companies to supply certain information to government agencies. The laws vary in their specifics, including restrictions on to what information law enforcement can request access, but the gist is that they don't want any data to be completely inaccessible.
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(Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday February 27 2019, @11:54PM (4 children)
Congress could pass a law so heinous that nerds are compelled to violence.
What would it take to get incel nerds to pick up the ammo box? Encryption ban? Anime ban?
The problem is that E2E is becoming too mainstream. So we may see some kind of "failure to decrypt" law instead. You can have your crypto, just be sure to lower all defenses when asked or face the slammer.
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(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 28 2019, @01:38AM (2 children)
Sexbot ban.
(Score: 3, Funny) by takyon on Thursday February 28 2019, @02:17AM (1 child)
Yeah, that could do it. Bonus points if they can get the sex bots to fire the guns.
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(Score: 2) by Pslytely Psycho on Thursday February 28 2019, @07:28AM
Bonus points allowed ONLY if they have BOOB GUNS!
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(Score: 2, Funny) by fustakrakich on Thursday February 28 2019, @04:35AM
Congress could pass a law so heinous that nerds are compelled to violence.
Yeah, and people could vote for a less heinous congress... Really, why keep the servants around after they broke all the best china?
What would it take to get incel nerds to pick up the ammo box?
Can't you get 'em to the ballot box first?
We have to develop robust E2E so we can avoid arguing about it.
As far as "failure to decrypt", we have to demand they prove who sent the message to begin with. Good E2E will make that very difficult also.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..