If you read it closely they are not mandating backdoors in encryption.

WhatsApp could still have messages end-to-end encrypted. What they would be mandated to do is for the app to send copies of the messages to WhatsApp for their staff to review the contents.

This obviously breaks the point of end-to-end encryption. Without actually making it illegal for them to use encryption, or add any “backdoor” so it can be reversed.

It’s a weasely way of trying to have their cake and eat it.

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hsbauauvhabzb 3 days ago | parent [-]

So… a backdoor?

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DaiPlusPlus 3 days ago | parent [-]

Not a backdoor, but a built-in snitch.

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WithinReason 3 days ago | parent [-]

isn't that a backdoor?

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baobun 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

To me, a backdoor is passive. There for someone to enter. What's under discussion here is sonething active, so in some sense worse.

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mcv 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I think this is more the entire front of the house being open to the street.

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hsbauauvhabzb 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

To be honest, I’m starting to consider this more a front door. You don’t need to break encryption if you can just bypass it.

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rightbyte 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Backdoor kinda implies it is not used very much or it would be a front door.

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trilogic 3 days ago | parent [-]

But it is available for use. Corruption is not a fantasy but a reality. Usually who reach the top on political scale have seen it all, I mean all. Being polite to describe this reality use cases, (inside trading, political targeting, discrimination, monopoly etc). Who would know, who can stop it, who would dare!

What are the protection mechanisms? Are we suppose to hope that the untouchable/s is 100% honest?

It feels uncomfortable to say the least.

	▲	rightbyte 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		I was arguing if the "backdoor" is not secret or atleast seldomly used it is a ordinary door. Chat Control would always spy on people and thus not be a backdoor.