Petition Ban any form of 'backdoor' in computer software

The investigatory powers bill sets out processes to add 'backdoors' into software to monitor device usage. Backdoors are required to mitigate other security measures of devices.

Weakening software in this manner increases the risk of hackers can use the weakness to exploit for their own purposes.

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The investigatory powers bill wants to allow "Equipment Interference" for the "ability to remove any
encryption applied".

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/473770/Draft_Investigatory_Powers_Bill.pdf

This is related to the following petition to stop the ban for strong encryption:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/106369

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

44 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 44 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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Date closed 9 May 2016
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