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    aidan@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

    The UK will neither confirm nor deny that it’s killing encryption

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    The UK will neither confirm nor deny that it’s killing encryption

    www.theverge.com

    aidan@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago
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    Apple boldly pulled E2EE following a leaked government order.
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    • HappyTimeHarry@lemm.ee
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      I look forward to only criminals having access to encryption

      • aidan@lemmy.worldOP
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        Time to do steganography to talk to my friends I guess

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      Why? If they’ve not done anything wrong, they’ve got nothing to hide

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        “I need privacy not because my actions are questionable, but because your judgement and intentions are.” - Stéphane Bortzmeyer

    • GretaAintNoFlowerChild@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      That means they are.

      • aidan@lemmy.worldOP
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        Yep lol

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      Reducing UK security is probably not a good idea at the best of times, let alone these days with global tensions increasing.

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        Yeah, but how are they gonna catch the bad guys unless they can unlock your home and make sure you’re not one of them? /s

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      And for that feat, UK will not rejoin the EU for another decade. This is a very undemocratic move the UK is doing here.

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        The EU is trying to do this at an EU level (and has been for years). As well as an individual country level, Sweden seems likely to pass a similar law in 2026.

        https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/european-police-chiefs-call-for-industry-and-governments-to-take-action-against-end-to-end-encryption-roll-out

        https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2024/05/07/european-threat-to-end-to-end-encryption-would-invade-phones/

        https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/26/signal_will_withdraw_from_sweden/

        https://www.wired.com/story/europe-break-encryption-leaked-document-csa-law/

        • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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          I don’t have enough middle fingers. Can we just not do this crap?

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            Use a few bazooka fingers, maybe they’ll stop for the time being

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        Yeah Spain’s doing the same thing though so I don’t think it’s got anything to do with the EU.

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      I absolutely detest it when politicians are just this fuckin’ clueless. I rather hope the lot of them have their bank accounts tampered with.

    • ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world
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      Confirmed

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      Time for pgp then.

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        From now on; whenever they can’t find incriminating messages elsewhere, they will come to you. You suspicious, secret, something to hide-guy.

        Everyone deserves private communication.

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          Let them come.

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      Welp…

      Guess they don’t really need to confirm that which is blatantly obvious to the casual observer…

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