David Cameron against encrypted communication





How reports BBC, the British Prime Minister in his speech announced that if re-elected for another term, he will necessarily promote a ban on funds for online communication, which encrypt your traffic and do not have "black strokes" for special services. Referring to the recent events of Paris, he said: "Paris attacks demonstrated the size of the threat that confronts us, and we need to ensure that our security and intelligence agencies have every opportunity to protect our people." And he added: "Will we be such methods of communication that we can not read? No, we should not do that! »

Of course, it is unknown whether their application will put into practice Cameron after re-election, or not, but the wiretapping scandals and discussion of the right to privacy of the last couple of years excite the public, the government and security forces. After revelations Snowden , granted asylum in Russia (where, incidentally, he очень like living ), who opened the world details of surveillance of US intelligence and the UK for citizens (the program PRISM , and others.) the theme of the rights of citizens and prevent terrorist attacks reached a new level.

I recall that after Apple and Google began to encrypt their mobile OSes due to the worsening problems with wiretapping, spesluzhbami US raised the issue of the need to make these companies make "black moves" in smartphones for special services .

Source: geektimes.ru/post/244175/

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