Researchers find deliberate backdoor in police radio encryption algorithm | Vendors knew all about it, but most customers were clueless.::Vendors knew all about it, but most customers were clueless.
Interesting. I wonder if this was due to a request from certain agencies for anything exported.
Bingo. All of these technologies are controlled by ITAR.
I have zero doubt this was for clandestine use internationally and it was almost inevitable. Outside of a back-door there is no way you’re getting access to properly encrypted net with some of the higher end technologies.
For sure. There are plenty of historical prevents for this exact situation. Makes you wonder why anyone would trust exported “secure” technology from America
Didn’t read the article?
ETSI isn’t controlled by ITAR. You’re on the wrong continent.
Sure ETSI are responsible for the encryption standard.
And Motorola is free to use that standard on radio handsets made with components of ITAR controlled items.
The use of any component controlled via ITAR will have the entire unit controlled.
Having used a Motorola product covered by ITAR on “the wrong continent” many times.
Looking forward to someone bringing this up when discussing the ongoing died-but-somehow-always-revived legislations that would introduce backdoors for encryption for government
Died? The below are all happening right now.
https://9to5mac.com/2023/07/20/apple-imessage-facetime-remove-security-law/
Yeah the ones in EU and UK are kinda fresh, but if I remember correctly, the ones in the US went through different iterations through many years, and keep coming back. There’s also a new-ish one in the US as well I think.
There’s a new anti-encryption act in the USA. This page has information about how to oppose it:
The STOP CSAM Act would put security and free speech at risk by potentially making it a crime to offer encryption.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/you-can-help-stop-these-bad-internet-bills
