Encrypt all the things!

New computer system in California landing the wrong people in jail...
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-38153992

From what I can remember it looks like one that is. I'll be able to check when I get home.

The R6400 is supported. Apparently 'Kong' (a DD-WRT firmware developer) uses one.

Just wait until it's all done by robots. "20 seconds to comply" and all that.

The irony being that one of those lists will be ignored.

A list?

• Scilly.Suffolk
  

Among the many unpleasant things in the Investigatory Powers Act that
was officially signed into law this week, one that has not gained as
much attention is the apparent ability for the UK government to
undermine encryption and demand surveillance backdoors

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/30/investigatory_powers_act_backdoors/

Remind me again how many terror plots were foiled by the USAs use of mass surveillance?

Explain to me how weakening encryption only benefits the authorities...

Uh huh. Stupid government. Stupid people.

I imagine this will all blow back up again the first time one of the providers gets hacked or they all push prices up to cover the additional cost of implementation.

Or Facebook/Google/Microsoft/Apple threatens to pull out of the UK due to insistence on a backdoor.

A list?

• Scilly.Suffolk
  
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British company develops new communication tool then can't get anyone using it because of fears the government has forced them to compromise its security. UK software development fail.

Or Facebook/Google/Microsoft/Apple threatens to pull out of the UK due to insistence on a backdoor.

Like they have in China. Or the US. Or the UK where this was already in place years ago (albeit now it is official).

We'd be naïve to think that any of these organisations are protectors of anything other than their own self-interests.

I thought Google did leave China?

They did. I stand corrected. That was for censorship, rather than handing over information though, I think?

Not sure. I was only aware of it because of Guy Martin's new show where he was using their government-approved search-engine, Baidu, to search for Tiananmen Square massacre.

"After threatening to quit China over cyberattacks and legally required self-censorship, Google announced early Tuesday Beijing time that its Chinese search engine, google.cn, would automatically redirect queries to its service in Hong Kong, where Google is not legally required to censor searches."

There is push-back from these services (Apple and the recent case about unlocking phones, MS and access to data on servers outside the US).

I'm not disagreeing that it's partially driven by self-interest, e.g. attempting to sell secure services where there is a documented backdoor isn't good for business.

This weeks episode of Cyberwar on Vice TV is worth a watch, looking at who really hacked Sony. Mark Rogers gets a bit-part.

That show is pretty good, really enjoying it...

Well, PIA on the PC seems to be ok. It makes this site use a CAPCHA screen every now and again when I log in.

The Android App is bollox. It used 11% of the battery, the screen uses 12%.

Do u even encryption, bro? 📱🐖

If you're worried about security becoming an MP might help a little

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/investigatory-powers-bill-a7447781.html

Seems that pia have shut down their UK servers whilst they figure out the implications of this bill. Connecting to any of the UK servers now puts you on NL servers instead.

How do you become an MP?

https://www.parliament.uk/about/mps-and-lords/members/electing-mps/candidates/

"People wishing to stand as an MP must be over 18 years of age, be a British citizen or citizen of a Commonwealth country or the Republic of Ireland

Candidates must be nominated by ten parliamentary electors of the constituency they wish to stand in.

Authorisation is required to stand for a specific party, otherwise candidates will be described as independent or have no description.

In order to encourage only serious candidates to stand, a £500 deposit is required when submitting the nomination papers - returned if the candidate receives over five per cent of the total votes cast.

Certain people are disqualified from standing as an MP - please check the Electoral Commission website for further details."

So, what is a "parliamentary elector"? Is that just any fucker who can vote?

So for £500 each a bunch of us could elect ourselves as MPs and be exempt from their snooping?

Which Mark Rogers?

I can't seem to watch the video, probably because I'm surfacing my VPN in SFO and Vice keep demanding I enter my cable provider details.

So for £500 each a bunch of us could elect ourselves as MPs and be exempt from their snooping?

Well.. for £500 and a majority of votes in the constituency.

Seems that pia have shut down their UK servers whilst they figure out the implications of this bill. Connecting to any of the UK servers now puts you on NL servers instead.

Perfect Privacy appear to have done the same, I keep finding I'm in France or the Netherlands when I try to connect to London.