BBCR4 on Crypto-wars today at 13:30
Peter Tomlinson
pwt at iosis.co.uk
Mon Mar 17 09:09:54 GMT 2014
I didn't see that Newsnight segment, unfortunately, but did read the
article and then listen to the BBC R4 program. Its now available online at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03xzyy5
and I found that it reported on the USA battle: NSA v the people.
I would appreciate any informed comment about accuracy of the program,
plus a view from this side of the pond. (I was during the 90s involved
in a project - the Mondex bank cash card scheme - that depended on PKI,
and from 2000 in the use of smart cards (and soon other devices) in
ticketing for public transport.)
Peter
On 16/03/2014 08:55, Caspar Bowden (lists) wrote:
> http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26581130 by @gordoncorera
>
> Especially like the line "and activists began building systems for
> /people/ to use..."
>
> BBC Online write-up doesn't mention
> - Cocks & Williamson
> - Clipper
> - Labour Information Superhighway pledge not to do key escrow
> - "Licensing of Trusted Third Parties" consultation and Labour's
> conversion to key-escrow
> - Reversing burden of proof on key possession in RIPA
>
> @gordoncorera evidently thought he should report on Ladar Levinson's
> doomed attempt to create server-side-secure encrypted email, rather
> than the UK's own virulent role in crypto-wars, and in 2013 twice
> re-assured the public that UK has a "no-spy" deal with US, and refused
> to correct this even after disproved by Snowden docs and disavowed by
> Obama
>
> Will any ukcrypto people Tweet him some of his omissions, and ask why
> BBC is airbrushing the UK's own crypto-wars out of history?
>
> [During Crypto-wars UK, Newsnight preferred to waste 8 minutes on a
> rugged helicopter ride to see Sealand crypto-rebels rather than
> explain the policy options]
>
> Caspar
>
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