https://community.isc2.org/t5/Industry-News/Encryption-backdoors-via-the-back-door/m-p/33650#M4124 <P>The latest salvo by government and law enforcement to <A href="https://community.isc2.org/t5/Industry-News/Crypto-Wars-Again-and-again-and-again-and-again/m-p/14344" target="_blank" rel="noopener">require weakening of encryption</A> comes via a law supposedly about the prevention of child abuse.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>The <A href="https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/03/13/earn-it-act-threatens-end-to-end-encryption/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">EARN It Act</A> doesn't actually mention encryption: it talks about "lawful access."&nbsp; But, make no mistake, it would put pressure on tech companies to weaken encryption or provide backdoors.&nbsp; If they don't, they would be denied the current protection of simply being the carrier of postings: if that is removed, the companies can be sued for anything any of their users post.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>But how can we object to protection from child abuse?&nbsp; Well, although child abuse is being used as a selling point of the bill, it actually doesn't do anything to protect against it ...</P> Mon, 09 Oct 2023 09:28:20 GMT rslade 2023-10-09T09:28:20Z https://community.isc2.org/t5/Industry-News/Encryption-backdoors-via-the-back-door/m-p/33650#M4124 <P>The latest salvo by government and law enforcement to <A href="https://community.isc2.org/t5/Industry-News/Crypto-Wars-Again-and-again-and-again-and-again/m-p/14344" target="_blank" rel="noopener">require weakening of encryption</A> comes via a law supposedly about the prevention of child abuse.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>The <A href="https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/03/13/earn-it-act-threatens-end-to-end-encryption/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">EARN It Act</A> doesn't actually mention encryption: it talks about "lawful access."&nbsp; But, make no mistake, it would put pressure on tech companies to weaken encryption or provide backdoors.&nbsp; If they don't, they would be denied the current protection of simply being the carrier of postings: if that is removed, the companies can be sued for anything any of their users post.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>But how can we object to protection from child abuse?&nbsp; Well, although child abuse is being used as a selling point of the bill, it actually doesn't do anything to protect against it ...</P> Mon, 09 Oct 2023 09:28:20 GMT https://community.isc2.org/t5/Industry-News/Encryption-backdoors-via-the-back-door/m-p/33650#M4124 rslade 2023-10-09T09:28:20Z