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发帖数: 1034 | 1 MIKE BEASLEY
For several months we’ve followed the U.S. government’s attempts to work
around encryption in chat apps, even taking the hyperbole to an illogical
extreme at one point, but we haven’t yet seen similar threats from other
nations… or at least, we hadn’t until today.
British prime minister David Cameron said today that unless the government
is given backdoor access to encrypted messaging services, he’s just going
to outlaw them:
“Are we going to allow a means of communications which it simply isn’t
possible to read?” Cameron said Monday while campaigning, in reference to
apps such as WhatsApp, Snapchat, and other encrypted services. “My answer
to that question is: ‘No, we must not.'”
Citing the recent terrorist attack in Paris, Cameron made the elimination of
private communications part of his re-election platform.
Whether he would actually be able to follow through on such a promise is not
yet known. Affected services would include offerings such as iMessage,
WhatsApp, and other popular apps. |
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