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Cryptographic & Security Engineering at Apple. Tooting on all things #cryptography, #security, #climate, European #aerospace, #energy and #mobility
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🇦🇮 Anguilla, an archipelago of 15 094 inhabitants, gets 20% of its government revenue from .ai domain registrations 🤖 And of course, there is always an encryption angle. Darmanin, French Minister of the Interior, is now calling for increased surveillance of encrypted messaging apps. Complaining that the wiretaps of phone lines are yielding diminishing returns, and that the same means as terrorism cases should be used against protesters. #NotThisBullshitAgain https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/france/050423/au-parlement-gerald-darmanin-tient-sa-ligne-dure-sur-le-maintien-de-l-ordre |
@fj There don't seem to be any articles on this outside the WSJ (yet?), and the lead paragraphs visible over the paywall are heavily caveated with "potentially" and "might" so it is still unclear what was actually breached. This could be something serious, or it could just be Chinese teen hackers able to submit unverified wiretap requests for "Deez Nutz" which are ignored. It is currently the silly season for generating political drama, so use appropriate skepticism until more details emerge.
@fj this whole incident just makes it obvious why those systems should not exist in the first place.
@fj May I please tap into your device