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3 years ago

No more secrets for you

After the tragic events in Paris, Cameron's second response, his first was to get himself in the papers, was to propose the prohibition of effective encryption for IT. This is not really possible, but is an indication of the totalitarian instincts of this government and our security state.

  1. It can't be done, backdoors have no morals, they can be used by both goodies and baddies, why would foreigners i.e. people living where it's not illegal, stop developing secure software, and why would Brits who want to develop secure software stay. All before we consider secrets we want kept. While everyone wants to prosecute peados, they also want their health records and banking details kept secret and ecommerce can't work without non-repudiation; we use encryption to that in e-commerce.
  2. Doctrow says more on why it can't work!
  3. Thumbnail for What David Cameron just proposed would endanger every Briton and destroy the IT industryWhat David Cameron just proposed would endanger every Briton and destroy the IT industry
    What David Cameron thinks he's saying is, "We will command all the software creators we can reach to introduce back-doors into their tools for us." There are enormous problems with this: there's no back door that only lets good guys go through it.
    Boingboing
  4. Bruce Schneier points to Doctrow and picks the key quote.
  5. Thumbnail for David Cameron's Plan to Ban Encryption in the UKDavid Cameron's Plan to Ban Encryption in the UK
    In the wake of the Paris terrorist shootings, David Cameron has said that he wants to ban encryption in the UK. Here's the quote: "If I am prime minister I will make sure that it is a comprehensive piece of legislation that does not allow terrorists safe space to communicate with each other."
    Schneier
  6. I reflect on Jim KIllock's comments, and make some my own including reinforcing the issue of privilege.
  7. The end of (British) privacy | Well Red
    As the dust settles in Paris after the attack on "Charlie Hebdo", politics in Britain returns to posturing as normal. Cameron states that the Tory Manifesto for the General Election in May will include promises to increase the legal powers of surveillance by MI5 to cover all communication.
    Davelevy
  8. which are published on the ORG site,
  9. Thumbnail for What does David Cameron want?What does David Cameron want?
    Jim Killock Is David Cameron really attacking the idea of encryption of our everyday communications? Is what he is suggesting even remotely possible? On Monday, David Cameron declared war on encryption as the latest knee-jerk reaction to the atrocities committed in Paris against Charlie Hebdo journalists.
    Openrightsgroup
  10. The Guardian reports Cameron's speech.
  11. Thumbnail for UK spy agencies need more powers, says CameronUK spy agencies need more powers, says Cameron
    Britain's spying agencies need more powers to read the contents of communications in the wake of the Paris terror attacks, David Cameron has said. The prime minister's comments suggest a Conservative government would bring in new intercept legislation in 2016 to make sure there is no form of communication that cannot be requested with a warrant signed by the home secretary.
    Rowena Mason
  12. And looks at the legal changes required
  13. Thumbnail for What new snooping powers do PM and MI5 want - and what are the concerns?What new snooping powers do PM and MI5 want - and what are the concerns?
    David Cameron appears to want to strengthen the laws that allow the security services to intercept communications so that no method or element of online communication is out of reach of the state, as long as they have a warrant personally signed by the home secretary.
    Alan Travis
  14. Englishpen
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  15. The picture is from English Pen.