• According to Whittaker, the bill requires the encrypted messaging app Signal to install so-called backdoors in the software.
  • cygnus@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    I’m a bit surprised that the armed forces are openly opposing this, but good for them!

    • mumblerfish@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      That is because they just decided to switch to use it for internal communications. This means that they would have to roll back that decision.

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        3 months ago

        It would have been good of the article to mention that important tidbit…

        • lud@lemm.ee
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          3 months ago

          It happened like 2 weeks ago so I will forgive them for missing it.

    • Savaran@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      I mean beyond everything else, any group actually interested in the safety and security of citizens (so, not politicians or cops anywhere apparently), should be pushing everything to be encrypted everywhere. In the modern digital world anything not properly encrypted is at risk for ate tracks by bad actors.