Avoid the Hack! on Nostr: #Encryption backdoor debate 'done and dusted,' former White House tech advisor says ...
#Encryption backdoor debate 'done and dusted,' former White House tech advisor says
Apparently the Salt Typhoon breach of just about every major US Telecom company is what it takes for US gov’t officials to reconsider their decades long push for backdoors.
Even then, not too sure I believe it.
In any case, a brilliant showcase of why backdoors in encryption are such a bad idea; no such thing of a backdoor only for the “good guys” (however you want to define that)
#SaltTyphoon #databreach #privacy #cybersecurity
https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/04/encryption_backdoor_debate/
Apparently the Salt Typhoon breach of just about every major US Telecom company is what it takes for US gov’t officials to reconsider their decades long push for backdoors.
Even then, not too sure I believe it.
In any case, a brilliant showcase of why backdoors in encryption are such a bad idea; no such thing of a backdoor only for the “good guys” (however you want to define that)
#SaltTyphoon #databreach #privacy #cybersecurity
https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/04/encryption_backdoor_debate/