Mastodawn

@Alter_Mann Wir sollten als Gesellschaft akzeptieren, dass es nicht für jedes Problem eine technische Lösung gibt.
Nicht, weil Informatiker_innen dumm, faul und von der Industrie gekauft sind, sondern weil es nicht geht. #Altersverifikation ist ein Beispiel davon, #LawfulInterception Backdoors und elektronisches Wählen sind ebenfalls auf der Liste. Vielleicht wär's gut, wenn das ginge. Geht aber nicht.

Thomas Fricke (he/his)Mar 10

https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/08/fbi_investigates_wiretap_system_breach/

"And while the FBI declined to provide any additional information, it's worth noting that China's Salt Typhoon previously compromised wiretapping systems used by law enforcement.

Salt Typhoon is the PRC-backed crew that famously hacked major US telecommunications firms and stole information belonging to nearly every American."

Still a very bad idea.

#wiretapping #security #privacy #fbi #lawfulinterception

FBI is investigating breach that may have hit its wiretapping tools

Infosec In Brief: PLUS: Europol takes down two crime gangs; LastPass users phished (again); Crooks increase crypto hauls; And more

The Register

TechNadu Jan 23

Ireland plans legislation to formally permit law enforcement use of spyware, with court authorization and stated safeguards.

The move reflects a wider trend of governments updating interception laws to match modern technology, while attempting to preserve oversight and proportionality.

How should security professionals evaluate such frameworks from a risk and governance perspective?

Source: https://therecord.media/ireland-plans-law-enforcement-spyware

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#InfoSec #CyberPolicy #Surveillance #PrivacyEngineering #DigitalGovernance #LawfulInterception

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Aristotelis Tzafalias Jun 27, 2025

European Commission- Call for applications - Expert Group for a Technology Roadmap on Encryption (E04005) ACTIVE - deadline 1 September 2025.
#dataretention #lawfulinterception #digitalforensics #encryption

"The selection shall prioritise experts with technical profiles, coming from either public or private sector, whilst aiming to ensure proportional representation across the following fields of expertise: • Home affairs, ideally with an experience in fighting high-tech crime, and/or a background in the area of decryption and artifact extraction, computer forensics, network forensics, smartphone forensics, cloud forensics, IoT forensics, memory forensics and/or lawful interception; • Cybersecurity. with diverse backgrounds including but not limited to vulnerability management, evaluation of cybersecurity risks and certification and encryption (including quantum and post-quantum cryptography); • Telecommunication, including with experience in computer networks/Internet, 5G/6G, IoT, VoIP, Satellite, Quantum communication and/or encrypted communication applications; • Big data analysis, including with expertise in AI technologies; • Standardisation, notably in relation with cybersecurity and/or telecommunication technologies, including protocol networks, exchanges of digital data, and lawful interception; • Justice and fundamental rights, including experience in data protection and privacy, as well as experience in criminal justice, such as cyber-enabled and/or cyber-dependent crimes"

https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=4005

Aristotelis Tzafalias Jun 24, 2025

European Commission presents Roadmap for effective and lawful access to data for law enforcement - 24 June 2025
https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/commission-presents-roadmap-effective-and-lawful-access-data-law-enforcement-2025-06-24_en
#dataretention #lawfulinterception #digitalforensics #encryption #ai

Manuel 'HonkHase' Atug Oct 7, 2024

#LawfulInterception is a #backdoor! 😠

China hacked Verizon, AT&T and Lumen using the #FBI's backdoor

"State-affiliated Chinese hackers penetrated AT&T, Verizon, Lumen and others; they entered their networks and spent months intercepting US traffic – from individuals, firms, government officials, etc – and they did it all without having to exploit any code vulnerabilities. Instead, they used the back door that the FBI requires every carrier to furnish"
https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/07/foreseeable-outcomes/