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Mozilla Might Distrust Dutch Government Certs Over 'False Keys' (bleepingcomputer.com)
Long-time Slashdot reader Artem Tashkinov quotes BleepingComputer:
Mozilla engineers are discussing plans to remove support for a state-operated Dutch TLS/HTTPS provider after the Dutch government has voted a new law that grants local authorities the power to intercept Internet communications using "false keys". If the plan is approved, Firefox will not trust certificates issued by the Staat der Nederlanden (State of the Netherlands) Certificate Authority (CA)...
This new law gives Dutch authorities the powers to intercept and analyze Internet traffic. While other countries have similar laws, what makes this one special is that authorities will have authorization to carry out covert technical attacks to access encrypted traffic. Such covert technical capabilities include the use of "false keys," as mentioned in Article 45 1.b, a broad term that includes TLS certificates.
"Fears arise of mass Dutch Internet surveillance," reads a subhead on the article, citing a bug report which notes, among other things, the potential for man-in-the-middle attacks and the fact that the Netherlands hosts a major internet transit point.
This new law gives Dutch authorities the powers to intercept and analyze Internet traffic. While other countries have similar laws, what makes this one special is that authorities will have authorization to carry out covert technical attacks to access encrypted traffic. Such covert technical capabilities include the use of "false keys," as mentioned in Article 45 1.b, a broad term that includes TLS certificates.
"Fears arise of mass Dutch Internet surveillance," reads a subhead on the article, citing a bug report which notes, among other things, the potential for man-in-the-middle attacks and the fact that the Netherlands hosts a major internet transit point.
Nothing to see here, this is just islamization in action. We want absolute freedom for Muslims world wide to settle in Europe and absolute freedom to let them create their own sharia state within Europe, so everyone has to give up their privacy and security to prevent non Muslims from being islamophobe and Muslims from killing others. What better way to allow absolute freedom of religion by taking away some freedom of speech and freedom of non-islamic thought? We must do everything that is possible to prevent Europeans from choosing a Trump like leader who isn't afraid to offend those poor Muslims. We want an inclusive, diverse and multicultural Europe where you don't have to be afraid to be offended by the speech of someone else! At least that is what the 5th colon and their political pamperers want us to want. Now with total surveillance of what news we consume and what we type online, the multicultural, inclusive and diverse utopia can no longer fail!