3d ago

Europe proposes backdoors in encrypted platforms under new security strategy

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Additionally, the Commission envisions expanding Europol's role, effectively transforming it into a European equivalent of the FBI, with enhanced operational capabilities.
Granting Europol the ability to access encrypted data can only mean one thing: Brussels is proposing some form of government-mandated backdoor for communication platforms protected by end-to-end encryption.

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3d ago

Europe proposes backdoors in encrypted platforms under new security strategy

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3d ago

Europe proposes backdoors in encrypted platforms under new security strategy

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4d ago

Europe proposes backdoors in encrypted platforms under new security strategy

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They never give up. After a bill attempt is buried, a new one is prepared just weeks afterwards.
- True and im tired boss
  
  That's their strategy. When everyone is too tired to fight, they will get it through
- Sounds like a backdoor in democracy that needs closing.
  
  'democracy'

I wish the communications of politicians get hacked and their plans leaked. They don't care unless it happens to them.
- You are correct. Having worked in information technology, I realized pretty quickly that management is always reactive and never proactive.
  In the words of pentester Jason E. Street in his defcon talk "kill everyone, destroy everything, cause total financial ruin" - "the best way to get management excited about a disaster plan is to burn down the building across the street."
  If a government got hacked big time because of a back door, they would probably become a lot less interested.
  
  I need to watch this Defcon talk

Every year we have summer
Every year we have a bunch of dip shits believing encryption isn't necessary
Every year we have a bunch of dumb idiots proposing that it is very doable to build a secure backdoor into encryption
Every year....
We need to make encryption a constitutional human right in the entirety of Europe

It's been what, 12 years now ? If there's a time to be more motivated than ever to push back, it's now. Look at all the cyberattacks happening against developped countries. In the past 2 years i've participated in 4 mandates to build back up companies hit by these attacks, and 2 times out of the 4, the decryption keys provided to us by the FBI we're not even working.
That is why we need strong encryption from the start. They don't understand anything at this whole mess to be pushing this for decades.

Australia already has these laws.
The Prime Minister said the laws of mathematics don't apply
Every government is jealous of Australia, where anyone working in IT can also be forced to put in a backdoor, and silenced from talking about it.

So, these are centre-Left politicians, correct? So, why are they doing this? For our 'safety? ' Right...
- These politicians need a lesson in civics. You are not building safeguards that stop nazis, you are building the nazi “person finding” infrastructure for them before they even get in power.
  
  The centre left keeps doing it:
  Remember: Obama set up the National Security Agency to share globally intercepted personal communications with the government’s 16 other intelligence agencies. Obama also signed the USA freedom act (prolonging the patriot act though lightening it a tad bit).
  They keep digging the hole Russians will bury them in.
  
  Or, the most obvious, less moving parts answer is that they are corrupt and only will push policies and fear mongering that will keep them in power. Irrelevant if they are Left or Right.
  You are being too kind if you think they are not 100% aware of what they are doing. They do not need a lesson in Civics, they need to be replaced.

Man, the try again until tired starts to work on me.

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