EU: No encryption backdoors but, eh, let's help each other crack that crypto, oui? Ja?

[another_vpn_user 1]

Found an article that may interest some/many:

 

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/19/eu_crypto_cracking

 

Especially the following:

 

Data slurping measures due out next year

 

Elsewhere in the commission's antiterror proposals, it confirmed that measures governing access to "electronic evidence" will be published in 2018.

 

This, said King, would "ensure law enforcement can get access to information, encrypted or not, when it's held elsewhere - another member state, another jurisdiction, or in the cloud."

 

 

What do you guys/girls think of this?

[OmniNegro 155]

Nations have never been able to crack strong encryption. If they are ever capable, we will just strengthen our cryptography to the point that it makes it even more ridiculous to try cracking. The only hope that has ever existed is banning strong cryptography and mandating backdoors. If that happens, we will have wars as a result.

 

So this entire discussion is a joke.