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Re: The Horror of a 'Secure Golden Key'

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On Thu, 09 Oct 2014 01:43:38 +0000 (UTC)
Rich <rich@example.invalid> wrote:
 
>    A "golden key" is just another, more pleasant, word for a backdoor -
>    something that allows people access to your data without going through
>    you directly. This backdoor would, by design, allow Apple and Google to
>    view your password-protected files if they received a subpoena or some
>    other government directive. You'd pick your own password for when you
>    needed your data, but the companies would also get one, of their
>    choosing. With it, they could open any of your docs: your photos, your
>    messages, your diary, whatever.

I'm reminded of that "magic key" that the TSA transport safety guys
have that opens any suitcase lock, in agreement with manufacturers who
produce suitcases with locks that open given a special universal key.
If memory serves, that key was being mass-produced in Nigeria on
industrial scale the day after it was announced.  This kind of security
isn't security at all.

It is also a dangerous first step down the route of acquiescence, which
can only lead to more 'urgent, insistent' demands.  How 'bout we tell
the authorities to buzz off instead?

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The Horror of a 'Secure Golden Key' Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-10-09 01:43 +0000
  Re: The Horror of a 'Secure Golden Key' RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-10-09 14:16 +0000
    Re: The Horror of a 'Secure Golden Key' Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-10-09 16:26 +0000
      Re: The Horror of a 'Secure Golden Key' Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2014-10-09 16:01 -0300
        Re: The Horror of a 'Secure Golden Key' RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-10-09 20:11 +0000
        Re: The Horror of a 'Secure Golden Key' Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-10-11 09:52 +0000
          Re: The Horror of a 'Secure Golden Key' Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2014-10-11 15:31 -0300
            Re: The Horror of a 'Secure Golden Key' polygonum <rmoudndgers@vrod.co.uk> - 2014-10-11 19:48 +0100
              Re: The Horror of a 'Secure Golden Key' Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2014-10-12 00:01 -0300
    Re: The Horror of a 'Secure Golden Key' Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-10-09 19:34 +0100
      Re: The Horror of a 'Secure Golden Key' mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2014-10-09 21:24 +0100
        Re: The Horror of a 'Secure Golden Key' Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-10-10 15:43 -0700
      Re: The Horror of a 'Secure Golden Key' Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-10-10 00:22 +0000
  Re: The Horror of a 'Secure Golden Key' Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet@drogon.net> - 2014-10-09 17:17 +0000
    Re: The Horror of a 'Secure Golden Key' RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-10-10 11:51 +0000

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