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> The need for its installation may arise in cases of strengthening the digital border of Kazakhstan within the framework of special regulations. Translation attempt: If deemed necessary, people will be forced to install a state certificate again. Assuming that the goal is to be able to break encryption: - How do you ensure people will install the certificate? - How do you ensure people don't communicate by state-int…
Rubber-hose cryptanalysis
> P.S. We are especially proud of our role in the process. It was difficult not to fall into a negative point and maintain neutrality, but now we are satisfied with ourselves. Not sure if the translation has not carried through. Are you staying you are pleased you did not oppose it because opposing it might have caused to government to make it permanent? Sounds like the moment the government needs to crack down on so…
What is TSARKA (who are you)? What you mean you are proud of your role? What you mean by neutrality other than negativity, when the whole story is about forced access to everyone's computer to install a backdoor devised by the government?
The TSARKA president said something along the lines of:
> [TSARKA] is the first private computer incident response team in Kazakhstan.
So I _think_ they're a IT security contractor, and from other things they seem to have a leaning towards penetration testing.
Of course, all in the name of fighting the four horsemen of the infocalypse... (ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Horsemen_of_the_Infocalyp...)
You might want to get your moral compass checked.
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I wonder if normal citizens of Kazakhstan can visit HN and report the situation there.