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  • Britische Regierung will Schlüssel-Herausgabe erzwingen

    ZDNet UK: Bis zu zwei Jahre Haft, wenn Verdächtige Schlüssel nicht preisgeben

    Die britische Regierung will die Möglichkeiten der Polizei verbessern, wenn es darum geht, Einblick in verschlüsselte Daten zu erhalten. Organisationen und Einzelpersonen sollen durch eine Gesetzesänderung gezwungen werden können, ihre Daten zu entschlüsseln bzw. die Schlüssel an die Strafverfolgungsbehörden herauszugeben. Andernfalls drohen bis zu zwei Jahre Haft, berichtet ZDNet UK.

  • Britisches Innenministerium will die Herausgabe von Krypto-Schlüsseln erzwingen

    Das Britische Home Office drängt im Parlament auf die Umsetzung des im Jahr 2000 erlassenen Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA). Strafverfolgungsbehörden sollen dadurch die Herausgabe von Passwörtern und Krypto-Schlüsseln unter Androhung von bis zu zweijährigen Haftstrafen erzwingen können. Begründet wird die Forderung nach einem Bericht des Online-Magazins ZDNews UK mit der zunehmenden Verbreitung von Festplattenverschlüsselung, insbesondere als Standard-Feature künftiger Betriebssysteme. Ermittlungen könnten dadurch erschwert werden, dass Verdächtige die Codes für verschlüsselte Daten auf beschlagnahmten Computern nicht herausgeben oder vorgeben, notwendige Passwörter vergessen zu haben.

  • IN: Government invites comments on Draft National Encryption Policy, attracts controversy

    The Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY) has posted a Draft National Encryption Policy on its website inviting comments from the public. The purpose of the policy is to frame rules under Section 84A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, regarding use of encryption methods.

    You can access the full text of the Draft National Encryption Policy below or on the DeitY website.

  • Schleswig-Holstein: Kreis Dithmarschen Will Use Network-Based Encryption Solutio

    PGP Corporation Announces That German County Government Agency Has Selected PGP Universal

    PGP Corporation, a global leader in enterprise encryption solutions, today announced that Kreis Dithmarschen (the County of Dithmarschen, a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany) has chosen PGP(R) Universal to secure the electronic exchange of personal information between the government agency and its citizens, merchants, business partners, and others.

  • UK: Government to force handover of encryption keys

    Businesses and individuals may soon have to release their encryption keys to the police or face imprisonment, when Part 3 of the RIP Act comes into effect

    The UK Government is preparing to give the police the authority to force organisations and individuals to disclose encryption keys, a move which has outraged some security and civil rights experts.

  • USA: E-gov projects to get boost from sharing PKI credentials

    The sharing of authentication credentials between government and the private sector is closer to reality than ever before.

    After nearly four years of fits and starts, the General Services Administration’s E-Authentication project is expected, by Sept. 30, to share public-key infrastructure credentials for anywhere from one to more than 200 applications. Several agencies and a few private-sector financial institutions will take part in the initial programs.

  • USA: Government buys bulk encryption

    SmartBuy contracts could help many agencies afford better data security

    The General Services Administration’s SmartBuy award for securing stored data could provide more value to federal agencies than the potential savings expected from the governmentwide buy. The award, to be officially announced Monday, will provide standard encryption products for federal agencies and state and local governments, which could significantly improve government data security, security experts say.

  • USA: IRS requires professional e-filers to use approved encryption

    The IRS has directed e-file program participants who transmit directly to the agency’s Electronic Management System to use only IRS-approved encryption methods for the 2006 and subsequent filing seasons.

    Transmitters who directly submit returns to the IRS system must use the IRS Internet application or purchase and install in IRS facilities encrypted and dedicated leased lines that are federal standards-compliant and IRS-approved, the agency said recently in the Federal Register.

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