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Signalgate 2.0 proves it - there’s no such thing as a “Backdoor for the Good Guys Only”
Sensitives data fell into the hands of criminals because US officials were using a non-encryption version of the popular chat app Signal.
Once a door is created, it cannot be closed to just the “bad guys.” The tools and apps that are used by journalists, dissidents, whistleblowers, businesses, and everyday people to protect their private communications will become targets of criminals and secret services of hostile foreign powers the moment they are weakened. Instead of demanding backdoors to encryption, governments should focus on targeted tools that do not open the door for illegal mass surveillance of all citizens and invest in law enforcement agencies so that they actually have the manpower and know-how to prosecute cyber criminals, online predators and terrorists. Last month, “Signalgate 2.0” made the news, but mostly flew under the radar to date – even though the story is huge: Former security advisor of the Trump administration, Mike Waltz, as well as U.S. Customs and Border Protection used a version of the Signal app developed by TeleMessage and later acquired by U.S.-based Smarsh.
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