[Cryptography] What if Responsible Encryption Back-Doors Were Possible?

[Richard Outerbridge]

> On 2018-12-06 (340), at 22:48:28, Bill Cox <waywardgeek at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Re-posting, minus the bottom post cruft that isn't allowed by moderators, yet is completely hidden by Gmail...  This is a BOTTOM post, because nothing follows it.
> 
> As for responsible encryption policies, I believe:
> 
> 1) It is possible, but _hard_ and _expensive_ to build it securely.
> 2) No one wants to be in a position where a mass murderer has encrypted data that cannot be revealed to law enforcement.
> 3) Governments will always over-reach and go for mass-surveylence that violates everyone's privacy.
> 
> I wont go into tech details

Fine.  I shall.

As regards 1), so far as known, probably provably impossible.

As regards 2), so why bother?  Why not let them take their desperate secrets to their Graves?

As regards 3), such deep state as exists only serves its current Political Masters.

Any further questions?

> [ … ]

> Anyway, I feel very strongly that folks out there should start thinking along these lines.  We'll have to cooperate to make it happen.

Too true.
__outer


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