☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-215 days agoFBI demands backdoors "This encryption should be designed to protect people’s privacy and also managed so U.S. tech companies can provide readable content in response to a lawful court order."www.forbes.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up171arrow-down1external-linkFBI demands backdoors "This encryption should be designed to protect people’s privacy and also managed so U.S. tech companies can provide readable content in response to a lawful court order."www.forbes.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-215 days agomessage-square16fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredavel [he/him]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·15 days agoI immediately thought of the Clinton-era Clipper chip, and sure enough: Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein’s “Responsible Encryption” Demand is Bad and He Should Feel Bad This is the new DOJ dodge. In the past, whenever the government tried to specify ‘secure’ backdoored encryption solutions, researchers found security holes – for example, rather famously the Clipper Chip was broken quickly and thoroughly.
I immediately thought of the Clinton-era Clipper chip, and sure enough: Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein’s “Responsible Encryption” Demand is Bad and He Should Feel Bad