see url:
http://www.metzdowd.com/pipermail/cryptography/2016-February/028156.html
and url: https://cryptome.org/2016/02/apple-018.pdf
Interesting conumdrum. If there is a complete and absolute end to end
encryption capability introduced on a mobile phone, which cannot be
broken or backdoored, (if such a thing were possible) then should the
company introducing such a system be allowed to introduce it by the law
of the national state concerned. If an individual manages to do it,
should they be forced to reveal the password under the threat of
criminal proceedings. In other words a legal back door. After all, we
must catch these darn terrorists and criminals.
Or is privacy of communications more important than the secrecy of
communications.
In the UK, the problem has been overcome by government legislation...one
just requests the password holder to provide the key via the serving of
a warrant...and if they don't provide access to decryption they go to
prison and/or get fined...even if they have genuinely forgotten it or
lost it. What happens if they still can't decrypt it...no one knows, a
longer incarceration than the maximum legislated for the alleged crime
for which proof is required for its breach? Still, our government wants
to become like the Americans and get rid of international human rights,
conventions and courts....too many prisoners and criminals get relief
using it...the human rights of the people can be perfectly adequately
looked after by domestic legislation and the constitution...under the
slogan Trust us...put yourselves in our hands and we will keep you safe
from the bad guys.
ATB
Dougie.
ATB
Dougie.
