Ireland Proposes Giving Police New Digital Surveillance Powers

The author argues that secure end-to-end encryption is undermined by the broader system design of consumer and commercial devices—particularly by weak encryption endpoints, embedded drivers, and convenience features (USB/Bluetooth) that extend communication endpoints. They assert true security requires different hardware/energy-gapped designs or off-device processes (e.g., paper OTPs), and warn that legally mandated user-side/content-side scanning and built-in telemetry (referencing Carrier IQ and contact-tracing remnants) could enable pervasive surveillance.