The future of communication interception and encryption is "in the dark" and many experts agree with each other

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Survey and analysis on Internet security at Berkman Center of Harvard Law SchoolBerklett CybersecurityBut,EnglandYaAmericaHowever, we have made an open discussion on "Encryption and monitoring of communication", which is a major argument, and the contents are reported in a report.

Berkman Center Report | Do not Panic: Seeking Points of Agreement on the "Going Dark" Debate
https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/pubrelease/dont-panic/


In 2015, a charity founded by Hewlett-Packard co-founder William Hewlett and his wife "William & Flora Hewlett FoundationWith support of Harvard University Law School's Berklett Cybersecurity, we gathered security and policy related experts from academic societies, civil society organizations, information organizations, etc. to set up a forum for discussion on security and monitoring on the Internet. The purpose for which Berklett Cybersecurity set up a forum for public debate seems to be to end the exchange of opinions and discussions on security and surveillance on the Internet.

In the discussion, many experts say "End to endIt is unfortunately universally adopted by companies that the technology architecture that makes encryption of encrypted user data and other user data inaccessible is becoming universally adopted ". This is because the vast majority of telecommunication services are developing businesses with access to user data as the main revenue source.

Apple can not "unlock iPhone"As it is revealed, it has become impossible to intercept communication contents by having the technology of the company or the government of the developer because of the advancement / introduction of the encryption technology, but " It is a problem that even if there are surveillance of criminals etc., it is no longer possible to intercept communications as before, "Berklett Cybersecurity points out.

ByYuri Samoilov

Also, sensors connected to the networkIoTFor example, we are warning that there is a possibility that communication monitoring will be fundamentally changed, in areas where future growth is expected. "The reason why communication monitoring is changed from the fundamentals" means, "By utilizing sensors connected to the network, IoT, etc., interception and recording of photographed data such as images, movies and sounds in real time That will be possible ". In other words, if you use different communication paths, encrypted communication contents may become interceptible from other routes.

In addition, the report pointed out that metadata that is not encrypted, such as "location information obtained from mobile phones" and "information contained in mail headers" also contains a lot of information I will.

ByChristiaan Colen

Thus, even for experts, the future of communication interception and encryption is in the "in the dark" state, and there is also a new problem of how to "protect individuals' privacy and security" in the future ... apparently ...

You can check reports that briefly summarize the contents of the open discussion from the following

Dont_Panic_Making_Progress_on_Going_Dark_Debate.pdf
(PDF)https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/pubrelease/dont-panic/Dont_Panic_Making_Progress_on_Going_Dark_Debate.pdf