[Cryptography] Licensing of cryptographic services in France

Paul Fraser paulf at a2zliving.com
Tue Aug 27 15:05:27 EDT 2024


On 28/08/2024 1:13 am, Phillip Hallam-Baker wrote:
> At this point, we don't know what charges are going to be brought 
> against Durov in France. It is very likely that the 'failure to 
> register to provide cryptographic services' cited in the complaint is 
> merely the equivalent of a holding charge.
>
> That said, there is a big difference between providing cryptographic 
> apparatus and providing cryptographic services and this is why I 
> believe Signal, Session and many other companies need to consider a 
> change of course because their current architectures make them sitting 
> ducks for hostile government intervention.

Where does TLS, WhatsApp, Noise Protocol etc., fit with government 
requirements?

Paul Fraser
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