The LUGM has submitted by email, technical comments on the ICTA
consultation paper on proposed amendments to the ICT Act for regulating the
use and addressing the abuse and misuse of Social Media in Mauritius.
“The Linux User Group of Mauritius takes note of MITM measures on ICTA’s
request for public consultation for regulating the use and misuse of social
media in Mauritius.
From a technical perspective, the MITM proxy toolset involving a
Certificate Authority not in the default trust store of major web browsers
and operating systems will undermine the security model of Transport Layer
Security and weaken the security of users on the Internet.
The proposed solution also poses issues such as not being compatible with
the enhanced security mechanisms of some smartphones, and internet
enabled-devices such as gaming consoles, smart televisions etc. For these
technical reasons, the LUGM considers the MITM model in the consultation
paper as bringing more negative results than perceived positive results”
https://lugm.org/2021/05/20/lugm-submission-on-the-icta-consultation-paper/
Received on Thu May 20 2021 - 18:00:55 PST