UK government to ask Microsoft for back door access

[Joliet Jake]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4713018.stm

Professor Anderson said people were discussing the idea of making computer vendors ensure "back door keys" to encrypted material were made available.

A Home Office spokesman said: "The Home Office has already been in touch with Microsoft concerning this matter and is working closely with them."

[trickyricky]

See http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=120460

So it's "old news" ;)

[zapjb]

Maybe they're just asking for a 2nd or 3rd backdoor.

[Joliet Jake]

-{ Quote: "See http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=120460

So it's "old news" ;)" }-

Nah, it's current news.
If it's made easy for security forces to get in, then surely it's easy for the bad guys to get in.

[trickyricky]

I meant "old news" in the sense that I'd already posted a link to that article in this same forum. It's also "deja vu" in that it looks like a re-run if the USA "Clipper Chip" fiasco of the mid-90s.

But as you correctly observed, any back door renders any encryption system worthless. Especially as quite often "the bad guys" and "the authorities" can often be one and the same as we head towards a police state.

It baffles me why the authorities are so paranoid about encryption anyway, since once we have compulsory ID cards, crime will be completely eliminated, won't it? ::)

[GUI_Tex]

The government deserves a cookie..

"No sir, those aren't chocolate chips, that's raisins dipped in the ebola virus." :wacko: :o

[Bubba]

-{ Quote: "I meant "old news" in the sense that I'd already posted a link to that article in this same forum." }-Very true....so for those who wish....Please visit the other thread to post comments.

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=120460