White Paper Points Out Just How Irresponsible 'Responsible Encryption' Is

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

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> From: Richard Forno <rforno () infowarrior org>
> Subject: White Paper Points Out Just How Irresponsible 'Responsible Encryption' Is
> Date: February 13, 2018 at 2:39:39 PM EST
> To: Infowarrior List <infowarrior () attrition org>
> Cc: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
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> White Paper Points Out Just How Irresponsible 'Responsible Encryption' Is
>
> from the a-hole-for-one-is-a-hole-for-all dept
>
> In recent months, both Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray have been calling for 
> holes in encryption law enforcement can drive a warrant through. Both have no idea how this can be accomplished, but 
> both are reasonably sure tech companies can figure it out for them. And if some sort of key escrow makes encryption 
> less secure than it is now, so be it. Whatever minimal gains in access law enforcement obtains will apparently offset 
> the damage done by key leaks or criminal exploitation of a deliberately-weakened system.
>
> Cryptography expert Riana Pfefferkorn has released a white paper [PDF] examining the feasibility of the vague 
> requests made by Rosenstein and Wray. Their preferred term is "responsible encryption" -- a term that allows them to 
> step around landmines like "encryption backdoors" or "we're making encryption worse for everyone!" Her paper shows 
> "responsible encryption" is anything but. And, even if implemented, it will result in far less access (and far more 
> nefarious exploitation) than Rosenstein and Wray think.
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> https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180208/11414739194/white-paper-points-out-just-how-irresponsible-responsible-encryption-is.shtml




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