Re:Republicans Push Bill Requiring Tech Companies Give Encry...
by xxpor on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @04:20PM
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It's much worse than the article describes. From the press release:
"Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) today introduced the Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act, a bill to bolster national security interests and better protect communities across the country by ending the use of “warrant-proof” encrypted technology by terrorists and other bad actors to conceal illicit behavior."
I haven't read the exact text, but to me 'ending the use of “warrant-proof” encrypted technology' means banning end-to-end encryption, not just "requiring the assistance" of technology companies.
And according to Eric Geller, who is one of the main cybersec reporters at Politico, it DOES require backdoors:
"Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) today introduced the Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act, a bill to bolster national security interests and better protect communities across the country by ending the use of “warrant-proof” encrypted technology by terrorists and other bad actors to conceal illicit behavior."
https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/releases/graham-c...
I haven't read the exact text, but to me 'ending the use of “warrant-proof” encrypted technology' means banning end-to-end encryption, not just "requiring the assistance" of technology companies.
And according to Eric Geller, who is one of the main cybersec reporters at Politico, it DOES require backdoors:
https://twitter.com/ericgeller/status/1275813434123186177
"shall ensure the manufacturer has the ability to provide the assistance"