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G7 Comes Out in Favor of Encryption Backdoors

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backdoors, encryption, g7, hacking, keyescrow, keys, lawenforcement, Security technology, terrorism

From a G7 meeting of interior ministers in Paris this month, an “outcome document“: Encourage Internet companies to establish lawful access solutions for their products and services, including data that is encrypted, for law enforcement and competent authorities to access digital evidence, when it is removed or hosted on IT servers located abroad or encrypted, … Read More “G7 Comes Out in Favor of Encryption Backdoors” »

IEEE Statement on Strong Encryption vs. Backdoors

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backdoors, encryption, keyescrow, nationalsecuritypolicy, Security technology, vulnerabilities

The IEEE came out in favor of strong encryption: IEEE supports the use of unfettered strong encryption to protect confidentiality and integrity of data and communications. We oppose efforts by governments to restrict the use of strong encryption and/or to mandate exceptional access mechanisms such as “backdoors” or “key escrow schemes” in order to facilitate … Read More “IEEE Statement on Strong Encryption vs. Backdoors” »

Ray Ozzie’s Encryption Backdoor

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backdoors, cryptography, cryptowars, encryption, keyescrow, lawenforcement, Security technology, securityengineering

Last month, Wired published a long article about Ray Ozzie and his supposed new scheme for adding a backdoor in encrypted devices. It’s a weird article. It paints Ozzie’s proposal as something that “attains the impossible” and “satisfies both law enforcement and privacy purists,” when (1) it’s barely a proposal, and (2) it’s essentially the … Read More “Ray Ozzie’s Encryption Backdoor” »