Comment by caycep
15 days ago
I feel like the UK always tries to do this w/ encryption. I don't know if it's a cultural sway GCHQ has on legislators and such but it happens w/ every generation of cryptography. Weren't they the one that neutered GSM encryption such that it was essentially ineffective from the get go?
> Weren't they the one that neutered GSM encryption such that it was essentially ineffective from the get go?
The A5 cipher used in GSM came from France, but supposedly the Brits were also happy to have it be weak.