[Cryptography] the crypto wars never end

[John Denker]

In case you missed it:
  https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-encryption-exclusive/u-s-government-seeks-facebook-help-to-wiretap-messenger-sources-idUSKBN1L226D

«The U.S. government is trying to force Facebook Inc (FB.O) to break the encryption in its popular Messenger app so law enforcement may listen to a suspect’s voice conversations in a criminal probe, three people briefed on the case said, resurrecting the issue of whether companies can be compelled to alter their products to enable surveillance. »

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«If the government prevails in the Facebook Messenger case, it could make similar arguments to force companies to rewrite other popular encrypted services such as Signal and Facebook’s billion-user WhatsApp, which include both voice and text functions, some legal experts said.»


Additional discussion:
  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-cybersecurity-202/2018/08/27/the-cybersecurity-202-fbi-s-encryption-fight-with-facebook-could-have-broad-impact-on-smartphone-users-privacy/5b82dc491b326b3f31919dac/

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