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| British intelligence services want special access to encrypted messages |
The director of the UK's National Intelligence Agency (MI5) has asked technology companies to find a way for intelligence agencies and authorities to access messages specifically encoded to protect the public, fearing that the agency could not otherwise access these communications.
Facebook's plan to use universal encryption in all social media services may be a concern for CEO Andrew Parker, the British Secret Service, in part because of concerns about its global reach.
According to the Guardian, Parker said: “Technology companies need to use the technologies they face, such as end-to-end encryption. However, in exceptional cases, this technology can be deployed, i.e. to provide a way to prevent damage, and there is a legal system and convincing record.” .
Parker said that the inability of intelligence agencies to read classified information of terrorist suspects they are observing has become increasingly confusing, causing cyberspace to become a brutal, disorganized, and inaccessible place for government agencies.
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As secure end-to-end encryption increases, intelligence agencies and technology companies struggle to see what access to available encrypted communications is.
Facebook's WhatsApp messaging app uses this type of encryption, but Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to expand it to include other Facebook products, including the messenger messaging service.
In November 2018, Ian Levy, technical director of the National Center for Cyber Security for Government Communications Headquarters, suggested that technology companies send copies of encrypted messages at the request of the intelligence agency. Agreements. "
A group of technology companies, including Apple Inc. And WhatsApp, the proposal said: "There is a risk of misleading users because it will secretly turn bidirectional conversations into group conversations and the government will participate."
Parker's testimony shows an interest in the security services involved in the problem after a controversy over information leaked by Edward Snowden, and Snowden's information forced the UK and US to recognize intelligence agencies' ability to access old communications technologies.
The controversy has prompted technology companies to use full encryption technology to develop stronger privacy protection that is difficult for law enforcement officials to access without knowing the key.