[Cryptography] The War on Encryption continues...

Ken McCall kenmccall at protonmail.com
Wed Jun 24 15:43:47 EDT 2020


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On Tuesday, June 23, 2020 8:33 PM, Alfie John <alfie at alfie.wtf> wrote:

> For those in America, they may want to have a look at the
> following:
>
> https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/releases/graham-cotton-blackburn-introduce-balanced-solution-to-bolster-national-security-end-use-of-warrant-proof-encryption-that-shields-criminal-activity
>
> Highlights include (emphasis mine):
>
> Once a warrant is obtained, the bill would require device
> manufacturers and service providers to assist law enforcement
> with accessing encrypted data if assistance would aid in the
> execution of the warrant.
>
> This seems be following the same steps Australia took to legalising
> the commandeering of companies. Feels like they finally found a way
> to side-step any First Amendment argument of banning the use of
> encryption.
>
> and:
>
> Directs the Attorney General to create a prize competition to
> award participants who create a lawful access solution in an
> encrypted environment, while maximizing privacy and security.
>
> ... seems easier to solve one of the Millennium Prize Problems tbh.
>
> Alfie
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I believe this is what the EFF has been gathering forces against for a while now. One can take action a number of ways including the following:

https://act.eff.org/action/protect-our-speech-and-security-online-reject-the-graham-blumenthal-bill



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