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What are the potential risks and benefits of implementing encryption backdoors for law enforcement? (ace-usa.org)
submitted 2 days ago by unitymatters to c/technology
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Are there any real-world examples where encryption backdoors have been successfully used without compromising cybersecurity? How do different governments and tech companies approach this issue, and what are the implications for global digital security?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

At a certain point, we're back to philosophy. Do you really want to build in a back door in the first place? What is the trade off between privacy and security and potential use by any enforcement agency in apprehending who they consider to be bad actors? How much of the resources of those agencies are actually allocated to taking down real threats to actual people vs protecting moneyed interest?

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago

We also know that these back doors are entry points for other bad often state actors. There is no reasonable use for them to exist!