Government Power to Intercept Encrypted Chats: Boost for Privacy Tech & Advocacy

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Gardaí to Gain Power to intercept live encrypted chats

Posted by u/vriska1•07/21/2025

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u/AppleTree98

Ireland is what I could figure out...from the article- A new bill has been proposed by Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan that would grant Gardaí, the Defence Forces, and the Garda Ombudsman a

u/LionoftheNorth

Completely agreed. I just wanted to note that this idiocy is not just limited to Ireland.

u/EnamelKant

He either doesn't understand and doesn't care or understands and doesn't care.

u/HorsePecker

> the authority to intercept live chats on encrypted platforms, including WhatsApp, iMessage, Instagram, satellite networks, gaming systems, and even in-car technology. fuck that noise

u/LookOverall

You should care because if the companies put in a back door for authorities to read your conversations, in the end, everyone will be reading them. You should care because governments are not

u/AppleTree98

and IRA special packages. I sure hope not. I am about to start reading Say Nothing based on Reddit posts that the show was fantastic

u/gimptoast

There have been documented cases of women being stalked by their ex's who were Gards themselves, and their fellow Gards doing literally nothing to stop the abuse because they were "One of the

u/jcunews1

Spread the news. Let them be known and be put into everyone's blacklist.

u/LionoftheNorth

This is gaining traction all across the EU.

u/EmbarrassedHelp

Looks like Ireland is going to get banned from every online messaging app then. The people of Ireland can go back to sending each other letters, while the rest of the world leaves them behin

u/ReasonableBalance412

The definition of what is or is not a criminal changes over time. It can more easily than you think be changed to someone who talks shit about their government.

u/ReasonableBalance412

The definition of what is or is not a criminal changes over time. It can more easily than you think be changed to someone who talks shit about their government.

u/MarkZuckerbergsPerm

So they're trying to outlaw math? This is stupid on every possible level

u/MarkZuckerbergsPerm

Does Minister O'Callahan not understand how encryption works? Why does this idiocy keep getting traction? Fucking waste of taxpayer funds.

u/Anxious-Depth-7983

Unless you're a criminal who cares. They usually have a time limit to establish probable cause, and if not, you're free to talk shit about the government or have phone sex with your SO.

u/Anxious-Depth-7983

There's been studies that surmised that the cops and the crooks had the same personality traits.

u/LookOverall

You should care because if the companies put in a back door for authorities to read your conversations, in the end, everyone will be reading them. You should care because governments are not

u/Anxious-Depth-7983

Unless you're a criminal who cares. They usually have a time limit to establish probable cause, and if not, you're free to talk shit about the government or have phone sex with your SO.

u/EmbarrassedHelp

Looks like Ireland is going to get banned from every online messaging app then. The people of Ireland can go back to sending each other letters, while the rest of the world leaves them behin

u/AppleTree98

Ireland is what I could figure out...from the article- A new bill has been proposed by Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan that would grant Gardaí, the Defence Forces, and the Garda Ombudsman a

u/MarkZuckerbergsPerm

Does Minister O'Callahan not understand how encryption works? Why does this idiocy keep getting traction? Fucking waste of taxpayer funds.

u/jcunews1

Spread the news. Let them be known and be put into everyone's blacklist.

u/MarkZuckerbergsPerm

Imagine saying this dumb shit with such confidence

u/outceptionator

They're basically making end to end encryption illegal.

u/HorsePecker

> the authority to intercept live chats on encrypted platforms, including WhatsApp, iMessage, Instagram, satellite networks, gaming systems, and even in-car technology. fuck that noise

u/MarkZuckerbergsPerm

So what do they want, backdoors for law enforcement access or straight up unencrypted data? Because both alternatives are beyond idiotic.

u/rankinrez

In his speech he committed the Irish govt to _“delivering technology solutions to enable encrypted data to be accessed in a lawful manner while safeguarding cybersecurity”_. As usual with th

u/gimptoast

There have been documented cases of women being stalked by their ex's who were Gards themselves, and their fellow Gards doing literally nothing to stop the abuse because they were "One of the

u/rankinrez

In his speech he committed the Irish govt to _“delivering technology solutions to enable encrypted data to be accessed in a lawful manner while safeguarding cybersecurity”_. As usual with th

u/Anxious-Depth-7983

There's been studies that surmised that the cops and the crooks had the same personality traits.

u/Anxious-Depth-7983

I'm too old to give a shit about either reading what I have to say about them.

u/Anxious-Depth-7983

I'm too old to give a shit about either reading what I have to say about them.

u/EnamelKant

He either doesn't understand and doesn't care or understands and doesn't care.

u/AppleTree98

and IRA special packages. I sure hope not. I am about to start reading Say Nothing based on Reddit posts that the show was fantastic

u/MarkZuckerbergsPerm

So they're trying to outlaw math? This is stupid on every possible level

u/outceptionator

That's not quite how it would work. They can just levy penalties on companies that offer those services

u/outceptionator

They're basically making end to end encryption illegal.

u/MarkZuckerbergsPerm

It doesn't make this any less stupid and unfeasible.

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