Why you should be worried about Five Eyes having access to every electronic device (Updated)
According to an article in the National Post the Five Eyes intelligence network is demanding tech companies provide a backdoor into all their electronic devices.
"Canada joined its intelligence allies recently in demanding that technology companies co-operate with law enforcement agencies in allowing access to encrypted communications."
Although similar requests for co-operation have been made in the past, that “is the most aggressive call we’ve seen,” said Tamir Israel, a lawyer at the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic.
The big change, according to Israel, is that governments are now saying “fix it for us or we will fix it for you.” That’s led to concerns among privacy experts that the government will try to legislate a requirement for tech companies to build backdoors for law enforcement.
Updated 10/13:
More countries are joining Five Eyes to fight China
Reuters reports that France, Germany and Japan are joining the international front against Chinese influence operations and investments.
"Some of the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the talks, said the enhanced cooperation amounted to an informal expansion of the Five Eyes group on the specific issue of foreign interference. Two sources said France was also involved, but on a less regular and comprehensive basis."
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Letting multi-national intelligence agencies have access to every electronic device can and will be abused.
Giving law enforcement access to electronic devices is a bad idea
To learn more about Five Eyes, go to Five Eyes Alliance which exposes the global intelligence arrangement between Australia, Canada, New Zealand United Kingdom and the United States in greater detail.