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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.

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[–] c10l@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] inspxtr@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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