Bug 156523 - Reconsider the use of encryption in password-protected documents
Summary: Reconsider the use of encryption in password-protected documents
Status: CLOSED INVALID
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Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LibreOffice (show other bugs)
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Reported: 2023-07-29 18:21 UTC by Rooftop Speeder
Modified: 2023-07-29 19:08 UTC (History)
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Description Rooftop Speeder 2023-07-29 18:21:00 UTC
Total surveillance of private communications through client-side scanning will soon be implemented in the West, and eventually, worldwide.

The absence of prominent calls to action against bills like the UK Online Safety Bill on LibreOffice websites, despite their Orwellian nature and the need for widespread implementation of DRM and confiscation of old devices for enforcement, contradicts LibreOffice's commitment to Free Software principles.

Many other organizations seem to share this silent approval, and there doesn't seem to be any plan for a last-ditch effort similar to the Net Neutrality protest.

It looks like there has been a collective epiphany, and these organizations now secretly believe in the inherent goodness and incorruptibility of benevolent Western democracies and their ability to responsibly handle this immense power.

Therefore, in anticipation of mandatory backdoors being implemented, LibreOffice should either remove strong encryption from versions intended for the general public, as documents protected by it will be unable to be transmitted over the Internet, or find a way to modify it to allow for backdoors to scan them.
Comment 1 Eike Rathke (retired, only occasionally showing up) 2023-07-29 19:08:00 UTC
Nonsense.