Avatar of Vengeance@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 days agoUnder British and UK Legislation anyone using or developing end-to-end encryption is now a “hostile actor”imagemessage-square180fedilinkarrow-up11.01Karrow-down19file-text
arrow-up11Karrow-down1imageUnder British and UK Legislation anyone using or developing end-to-end encryption is now a “hostile actor”Avatar of Vengeance@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square180fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarewizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up133·7 days agoNo way this lasts or holds up to basic scrutiny. End to end encryption is a de-facto standard for so fucking much technology. Like fucking HTTPS.
minus-squaregtr@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·7 days agoTLS is not typically considered end-to-end encryption. It’s transport encryption.
minus-squareAvatar of Vengeance@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·7 days agoWell if they commit to this, it will never affect “e2ee” options that collaborate with feds e.g. whatsapp, imessage. If you can kill Refaat Alareer with it rest assured you will be able to keep it in your phone anytime
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up58·edit-27 days agoYes, the trick is to outlaw it entirely then enforce the law selectively against those whom you find politically awkward.
No way this lasts or holds up to basic scrutiny. End to end encryption is a de-facto standard for so fucking much technology.
Like fucking HTTPS.
TLS is not typically considered end-to-end encryption. It’s transport encryption.
Well if they commit to this, it will never affect “e2ee” options that collaborate with feds e.g. whatsapp, imessage. If you can kill Refaat Alareer with it rest assured you will be able to keep it in your phone anytime
Yes, the trick is to outlaw it entirely then enforce the law selectively against those whom you find politically awkward.