Originally shared by Miguel Afonso Caetano"Demands by US and British security agencies for access to encrypted communication data have been dealt a serious blow in a report by an influential group of cryptographers and computer scientists who dismiss the move as unprincipled and unworkable.
They warn that such access “will open doors through which criminals and malicious nation states can attack the very individuals law enforcement seeks to defend”.
The report says: “The costs would be substantial, the damage to innovation severe and the consequences for economic growth hard to predict. The costs to our moral authority would also be considerable.”"
They warn that such access “will open doors through which criminals and malicious nation states can attack the very individuals law enforcement seeks to defend”.
The report says: “The costs would be substantial, the damage to innovation severe and the consequences for economic growth hard to predict. The costs to our moral authority would also be considerable.”"
UK and US demands to access encrypted data are 'unprincipled and unworkable'