Kazakhstan government is now intercepting all HTTPS traffic Kazakh government first wanted to intercept all HTTPS traffic way back in 2016, but they backed off after several lawsuits July 18, 2019 https://www.zdnet.com/article/kazakhstan-government-is-now-intercepting-all-https-traffic/
Isn't this becoming the norm? This same phrase and it's variants are repeated over and over, "for our protection". We just know this isn't true.
Kazakhstan is a test bed for the new nuclear option which could blow away all of our web security July 21, 2019 https://mspoweruser.com/kazakhstan-...which-will-blow-away-all-of-our-web-security/
No, it's a test bed to see how the public reacts. I expect some other countries are already doing this. Probably the U.S. and China for 2. Of course that is pure speculation but I really doubt that Kazakhstan is first in this.
Kazakhstan's HTTPS interception efforts target Facebook, Google, Twitter, others https://www.zdnet.com/article/kazak...fforts-target-facebook-google-twitter-others/
I expect that major browser vendors will blacklist those certificates since they are used for MITM and lower security of their users.
As Authoritarian Governments Surveil the Internet, Open Source Projects Decide How to Respond July 23, 2019 https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/...o-respond-to-kazakhstan-internet-surveillance
there is a more effective way to pawn them, install the said certificate in a useless machine where you know you will do peanuts, and you will look as a good citizen then use an non-persistent anonymity OS for more sensitive stuff.
Problem with this solution would be only that users probably won't be able to connect to internet as ISP will block all internet connections it can't backdoor. So an option will probably be using satellites to connect to internet which won't be controlled by ISPs.
Firefox and Chrome Fight Back Against Kazakhstan's Spying August 21, 2019 https://www.wired.com/story/chrome-firefox-kazakhstan-surveillance/?verso=true Mozilla: Mozilla takes action to protect users in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan government is intercepting HTTPS traffic in its capital This marks the third time since 2015... December 6, 2020 https://www.zdnet.com/article/kazakhstan-government-is-intercepting-https-traffic-in-its-capital/
Wow. Time to use a SAT phone for avoidance. Too expensive for most but a way out that couldn't be controlled.
Tech giants will block Kazakhstan's web surveillance efforts again They're blocking the country's government-issued root certificate on their browsers December 18, 2020 https://www.engadget.com/tech-giants-browsers-block-kazakhstan-web-surveillance-080031499.html