, Google and WhatsApp have jointly urged the U.K. cybersecurity agency to abandon its plans for a so-called "ghost protocol."a way in which they believed law enforcement could access end-to-end encrypted communications without undermining the privacy, security or confidence of other users.
The pair said it would be "relatively easy for a service provider to silently add a law enforcement participant to a group chat or call." Levy and Robinson argued the proposal would be "no more intrusive than the virtual crocodile clips" which are currently used in wiretaps of non-encrypted communications. This refers to the use of chat and call apps that can silently copy call data during digital exchanges.
"Second, in order to ensure the government is added to the conversation in secret, GCHQ's proposal would require messaging apps, service providers, and operating systems to change their software so that it would 1) change the encryption schemes used, and/or 2) mislead users by suppressing the notifications that routinely appear when a new communicant joins a chat.
GCHQ I believe this is a necessary step & also should be implemented in the US, in light of the fact that one Presidential Advisor uses WhatApp to communicate with certain foreign leaders. Mueller report says efforts to investigate Russian Conspiracy was stymied due to WhatsApp.
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