As our lives become more digitized, online privacy concerns have entered mainstream.
The stakes are certainly high for the future of privacy and security.
The first panel hosted by India-based advocate group Internet Freedom Foundation is about to kick off.
Power to the People!
Different countries, similar issues and a common sentiment: “It will always get worse.”
TheSri Lanka Online Safety Billis especially putting encryption at risk.
Secure VPNservices and encrypted messaging apps likeSignalare fundamental tools for journalists, lawyers and any other citizens.
Why are governments trying to enforce such a dangerous tech, then?
We don’t want them in our perosnal intimate moments, our private chats.
“Encryptionis something that empowers all of us, even when people don’t realize it.”
“We are not in the 90s anymore,” says Signal CEO Meredith Whittaker.
It’s about the impact and harms that can happen from legislation.
Not every government is acting in the best interest of the people."
We do want full control, and we want our devices to do whatever we want."
Speakers went on talking about the importance of digital trust.
Open-sourcesystems can help on this front as they enable anyone to verify and check the code for vulnerabilities.
Many of these services providers need to juggle new requirements, without compromising encryption and users' security.
So, how can social platforms monitor and halt the sharing of illegal material on encrypted platforms?
“Another part of the technique would be metadata analysis,” she added.
So its not ‘privacy versus protection,’ its ‘privacy and protection.’
“Applications that have encryption should be turned on by default.
One of the things we are worried about is the danger of feature creep,” said Sinders.
And with that, that’s a wrap on my coverage of the Encryption Summit!
Stay tuned from more content on TechRadar about new policies and tech solutions on this front.
