The head of the Signal app has criticized plans in the EU to allow messengers to have backdoors to enable automatic searches for criminal content. Signal is considered one of the most secure messengers.
Basically, but what you forget is that Signal is also the standard for every Politician for their group chats because it’s secure, so the idea that they might lose their secure, leak-free* form of communication should worry MEPs and other politicians into taking action. Will it? I don’t know, politicians are very stupid when it comes to tech it seems.
I’m sure some poor Civil Servant has had to sit one of them down and explain why it’s a bad idea to them, only be told to stfu with the most stupid excuse ever, leading to them putting their head in their hands and sobbing.
Basically, but what you forget is that Signal is also the standard for every Politician for their group chats because it’s secure, so the idea that they might lose their secure, leak-free* form of communication should worry MEPs and other politicians into taking action. Will it? I don’t know, politicians are very stupid when it comes to tech it seems.
* Baring screenshots
They are so so so stupid, about this.
There will be so much blackmail and ruined political careers if these backdoors get installed.
A backdoor is never solely used by the folks one might hope would use it.
I’m sure some poor Civil Servant has had to sit one of them down and explain why it’s a bad idea to them, only be told to stfu with the most stupid excuse ever, leading to them putting their head in their hands and sobbing.
There’s an explicit clause that exempts politicians from the ban. They get privacy because they need it, but nobody else does.
That’s completely backwards. The the extent we give people authority, they must also accept monitoring, so we know they aren’t abusing that authority.
Ooh how convenient.
Screenshots, or just adding a journalist to the group chat.
no software can prevent PEBKAC errors. It’s like locking a door and then giving the key to a thief and being shocked when people steal your shit
where are the companys lobbying against this btw?? i mean it is their data they will be leaked aswell
That is also a good point. Generally this is dangerous for all and sundry.
If they can lobby they’ll just lobby to get all their competitors’ data after it passes.
Why would they care about leaks? I guess that’s some missed profit on selling the data, but that’s only if there’s a breach.
i mean like company espionage and similar threats than leaked user data…