UK’s 'Government-Grade Encryption' For VoIP Calls Backdoored By Default

[Lucian Armasu]

Steven Murdoch, a member of the Information Security Research Group of University College London, called out GCHQ's insecure voice encryption protocol, which the agency is promoting for government use but also to private companies.

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[targetdrone]

Because the CIA and KGB, Mossad, and every other intel agency on the planet wouldn't want to exploit a backdoor to encrypted Government communications.

 

[kenjitamura]

Ah the UK. One of the few developed countries that makes me feel like it's better to be here in the U.S. than there.

 

[mrmez]

Doesn't "government grade" mean 'backdoor enabled' by definition?

 

[fixxxer113]

Doesn't "government grade" mean 'backdoor enabled' by definition?

I think it has come to mean that... but if you told me a few years ago that a system is "government grade" or "military grade" I would assume you meant extra safe.

 

[badvok66]

In the UK we have a saying: 'Taking the Mickey' as in poking fun at something. Doesn't the name of this protocol look a bit too similar?

Note: the phrase can be considered a touch racist since 'Mick' is considered a derogatory term for an Irishman.

 

[alidan]

In the UK we have a saying: 'Taking the Mickey' as in poking fun at something. Doesn't the name of this protocol look a bit too similar?

Note: the phrase can be considered a touch racist since 'Mick' is considered a derogatory term for an Irishman.

lol i thought the same thing.

 

[neblogai]

Note: the phrase can be considered a touch racist since 'Mick' is considered a derogatory term for an Irishman.

Aren't Irish and English of the same race?

 

[badvok66]

Note: the phrase can be considered a touch racist since 'Mick' is considered a derogatory term for an Irishman.

Aren't Irish and English of the same race?

Well since there is no actual biological/genealogical definition of race it comes down to perception and in that case they are most definitely not the same.