Spooks use Paris atrocity to kill encryption

Stefan Mileschin · 20th November 2015, 19:06

Despite the fact that IS terrorists were not using encryption to communicate their cunning plans, governments all over the world are bringing in laws to stop technology companies from offering the security option without providing the authorities with back-door keys.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance called for federal legislation requiring tech companies such as Google and Apple to design smartphone operating systems so law enforcement can unlock data stored on them.

He urged Congress to pass a law mandating that information stored on phones built or sold in the United States incorporate weaker encryption standards than currently used so data are accessible to investigators.

http://www.techeye.net/news/spooks-u...ill-encryption

20th November 2015, 19:06	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,500	Spooks use Paris atrocity to kill encryption Despite the fact that IS terrorists were not using encryption to communicate their cunning plans, governments all over the world are bringing in laws to stop technology companies from offering the security option without providing the authorities with back-door keys. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance called for federal legislation requiring tech companies such as Google and Apple to design smartphone operating systems so law enforcement can unlock data stored on them. He urged Congress to pass a law mandating that information stored on phones built or sold in the United States incorporate weaker encryption standards than currently used so data are accessible to investigators. http://www.techeye.net/news/spooks-u...ill-encryption

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