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Danish Justice Minister Under Fire for Pushing Encryption Ban While Using It(reclaimthenet.org)

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als@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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You could say that for everyone pushing for an encryption ban. If they use whatsapp, encryption, if they use https websites, encryption. Banning encryption is nigh impossible, it’s like trying to ban prime numbers. What they’ll actually do is get even easier backdoors and criminalise the masses that use it while still using it themselves.

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DominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.works
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loutr@sh.itjust.works
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They don’t want to ban encryption, they want to block encrypted chat apps, precisely so they don’t have to build backdoors. AFAIK it’s not possible to break signal/WhatsApp encryption without access to the targeted device, and once you have access you can get the messages directly without having to break the encryption.

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hswolf@lemmy.world
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There’s no encryption that a 5$ wrench and a bit o time can’t break

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hakunawazo@lemmy.world
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What if Randall would sell $5 wrenches with XKCD logo?

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foremanguy@lemmy.ml
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Do we know if the WhatsApp encryption is not breakable, if yes how? It could maybe have backdoors inside

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loutr@sh.itjust.works
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I guess it could, as we have to take meta’s word for it, and a quick google search hasn’t turned up any independent security audit.

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