Facebook messages encrypted .. Conflict of privacy and security in the eye of the storm
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Facebook messages encrypted .. Conflict of privacy and security in the eye of the storm
Conflict over privacy and security has re-emerged, with Britain asking Facebook not to encrypt messages between users in the company's WhatsApp and Messenger apps.
Information security experts predicted that Facebook would eventually be subjected to government requests to see the content of messages that might be among people who pose a threat to their national security.
British press reports revealed that Home Secretary Pretty Patel will sign an agreement with the United States next month, forcing Facebook to hand over private talks if asked.
Encrypted private conversations will be revealed if one of the parties is suspected of being a terrorist or sexual harasser, whether on Facebook or WhatsApp.
This has raised many users' concerns about privacy, which currently does not allow anyone to see their messages or conversations, as they are electronically protected and cannot be read by anyone.
Commenting on the issue of disagreement about the need for technical companies to maintain the privacy of users and the importance of responding to the security concerns of governments, said the expert in security and information technology, Engineer Omar Sami: "The conflict between cybersecurity and user privacy will never stop," noting that "government security agencies always What you win this battle. "
The technical expert explained in an exclusive interview with "Sky News Arabia" that all previous experiences with regard to the issue of conflict between cybersecurity and privacy of users, has always given preference to governments and national security at the expense of the user.
Sami pointed out that this happened in the past when several governments gained the right to eavesdrop on phone calls and the Internet, as well as intercepting e-mails.
He predicted that the information security specialist expected to continue the controversy between Facebook and governments, including the US and British, on the latter's request for access to users' encrypted messages in WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, but at the same time expressed his belief that Facebook will be subject to government requests in the end, "even if It was not publicly disclosed, "he said.
Sami did not rule out the inclusion of amendments requested by governments in the list of conditions of use, noting that "may be looking for a legal loophole to implement this."
Conflict over privacy and security has re-emerged, with Britain asking Facebook not to encrypt messages between users in the company's WhatsApp and Messenger apps.
Information security experts predicted that Facebook would eventually be subjected to government requests to see the content of messages that might be among people who pose a threat to their national security.
British press reports revealed that Home Secretary Pretty Patel will sign an agreement with the United States next month, forcing Facebook to hand over private talks if asked.
Encrypted private conversations will be revealed if one of the parties is suspected of being a terrorist or sexual harasser, whether on Facebook or WhatsApp.
This has raised many users' concerns about privacy, which currently does not allow anyone to see their messages or conversations, as they are electronically protected and cannot be read by anyone.
Commenting on the issue of disagreement about the need for technical companies to maintain the privacy of users and the importance of responding to the security concerns of governments, said the expert in security and information technology, Engineer Omar Sami: "The conflict between cybersecurity and user privacy will never stop," noting that "government security agencies always What you win this battle. "
The technical expert explained in an exclusive interview with "Sky News Arabia" that all previous experiences with regard to the issue of conflict between cybersecurity and privacy of users, has always given preference to governments and national security at the expense of the user.
Sami pointed out that this happened in the past when several governments gained the right to eavesdrop on phone calls and the Internet, as well as intercepting e-mails.
He predicted that the information security specialist expected to continue the controversy between Facebook and governments, including the US and British, on the latter's request for access to users' encrypted messages in WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, but at the same time expressed his belief that Facebook will be subject to government requests in the end, "even if It was not publicly disclosed, "he said.
Sami did not rule out the inclusion of amendments requested by governments in the list of conditions of use, noting that "may be looking for a legal loophole to implement this."
