A🔻atar of 🔻engeanceFeb 21

Under British and UK Legislation anyone using or developing end-to-end encryption is now a “hostile actor”

https://lemmy.ml/post/43479367

Show threadNarrativeBearFeb 21

If I were to send a physical letter written in code that can only be decrypted with a cipher would I now be breaking the law?

What about radio or telephone conversations in code?

Can I still password protect my zip files or encrypt my NAS or PC before boot?

Show threadPommes_für_dein_Balg
According to this legislation, using https is against the law.
Feb 21 at 9:01amWeb
Show threadulternoFeb 21
Not as long as UK is the root CA, I suppose.
Show threadhelvetpuliFeb 22
Normally the certificate signing authority should never see, not need to see anybody’s private key, so no.
Show threadulternoFeb 22
But they can, taking help from the DNS (or ISP), send you to a fake website.