More Countries are Demanding Backdoors to Encrypted Apps
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Last month, I wrote about the UK forcing Apple to break its Advanced Data Protection encryption in iCloud. More recently, both Sweden and France are contemplating mandating backdoors. Both initiatives are attempting to scare people into supporting backdoors, which are—of course—are terrible idea.
Also: “A Feminist Argument Against Weakening Encryption.”
EDITED TO ADD (4/14): The French proposal was voted down.
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