Due to the adoption of the law on prosecution, the UK government wanted to force Apple access to the data of users stored in Icloud. This was to be associated with putting the “rear gate” so that they could bypass the encryption. Meanwhile, instead of adding an additional option, the company decided to completely disable the encryption of advanced data protection (ADP). This means that if the need arises, both Apple and law enforcement agencies, after obtaining an order or other document, will be able to obtain user data stored in the company’s cloud. Now there have been reports that another country would follow in their footsteps. Experts warn against the domino effect.
Sweden wants to have access to encrypted messages. A project is being created
As a result of investigations conducted in 2021-2023 regarding regulations regarding data storage and access to them, Sweden is thinking about the obligation to enter the “rear gate” to the encrypted messages. If the need arose, the solution would allow access to protected user content. As reported by Theregister.com, the Minister of Justice argues that Having such a possibility by prosecution and intelligence agencies is crucial to combat serious crimes. According to the assumptions, the encrypted messages are to be stored for up to two years and issued to the relevant authorities on demand. According to the assumptions, the new law would be adopted in March 2026, but for now the details are not known.
How does end-to-end encryption work? Only the sender and recipient
END to encryption END (E2EE) guarantees that a given message is encrypted at the sender and decrypted only at the recipient. This means that throughout the whole “path” that will go, no one else can see it. In short: only the sender and the recipient have access to their contentso even the services or the mediating servers do not see them. This also applies to suppliers, such as using the social media method or messengers.
A sharp reaction to Sweden’s plans. “We are leaving the market”
Signal, which is used by E2EE, reacted critically to the idea of the Swedish government. – Either there is a gap that allows everyone to enter or continue to keep a strong, reliable encryption, ensuring the right to privacy for everyone. It works either for everyone or is broken for everyone – said Meredith Whittaker quoted by Theregister.com, who also pointed out that there is no such thing as a “back gate” available only to “good people”. – We leave the market before we agree to something that will disastrously undermine our ability to provide private communication – she added.
The controversial project “Chat Control”. Poland was against
Not only Great Britain and Sweden checked the possibilities of breaking the encryption of user content. Australia also did it, which met with enormous criticism. As for the European Union, the idea “Chat Control” has recently returned,, The second, slightly sophisticated version of the project, which according to the assumptions was to combat the dissemination of materials regarding the use of children. According to spidersweb.pl, the newer version was to include scanning of photos, recordings and URLs. Technically, it would be possible only before encryption, which would mean that securing any messages, including ordinary people, would lose its meaning. In December, the law was rejected. She was against, among others . Do you think the content made available on the Internet, even encrypted, should be transferred to the relevant services if necessary? We invite you to participate in the poll and commenting.
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Source: Gazeta
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