Question

Do you think manufacturers should close “back doors” on their devices? 400 WORDS

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ANSWER-

I think manufacturers should not close back doors if i see this from Nation's security perspective and if there is no threat to nation's security then manufacturers should close the Back doors on their devices so that privacy of data of users can be maintained and no other person like hacker can get unauthorized access to that data.

A backdoor is a technique in which a system security mechanism is bypassed undetectably to access a computer or its data. The backdoor access method is sometimes written by the programmer who develops a program.

A backdoor is also known as a trapdoor.Backdoor threats increase when multiuser and networking operating systems are used by many organizations. In a login system, a backdoor used for system access may be in the form of a hard-coded username and password.

A network administrator (NA) may intentionally create or install a backdoor program for troubleshooting or other official use. Hackers use backdoors to install malicious software (malware) files or programs, modify code or detect files and gain system and/or data access. Even backdoors installed by network administrators pose security risks because they provide a mechanism by which the system can be exploited if discovered.

Neither you, nor we want terrorist plots to be successful. Then what is the problem with law enforcement using backdoors to spy on bad guys? Even if they spy on the occasional innocent guy, there’d be no consequences for the latter, right? There are two main reasons there is a problem with backdoors.

One is about principle. Privacy is a right – fundamental enough to be protected by the US Constitution. And would you be ok, for example, with your neighborhood policeman having a key to everyone’s house, you know, just in case? Them having a key to the information on your computer or smartphone is the same.

The other reason is practical. As Apple CEO Tim Cook pointed out, a backdoor for the “good guys” is also a backdoor that is there for the “bad guys” to use. There is no guarantee implicit backdoors could remain hidden forever. If there is a design flaw in an algorithm, it is pretty much open season for everyone to find it. The likes of the NSA are worried that this could be done by some foreign intelligence agency – such organizations are the ones that have the resources to find a hidden backdoor. But it just might as well be criminals.

And you don’t want your neighborhood burglar to have a key for your house, do you? Exactly! This is why we have designed Secure Phone so it features no backdoors – even for us. If we wanted to eavesdrop on your communications or access your phone, we wouldn’t be able to. And neither would be anyone.

so, it totally depends on the choice of manufacturer means what they are prioritizing user's privacy like Apple company do or national security in case.If you ask me, i think nation's security is the most important thing in which if we are not secure or have risk of terrorist attacks then privacy would not matter. in that case, your and nation's security would matter.