Important ➤ Kazakhstan Government begins "forceful" interception and monitoring of encrypted HTTPS Internet traffic for all its citizens.

On Government's instructions, all Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in #Kazakhstan has made it mandatory for their customers to install a Government-issued "root certificate" on their devices (laptop/tablets/smartphones) to regain access to #HTTPS websites.

The root certificate in question, labeled as "trusted certificate" or "national security certificate," if installed, allows ISPs to intercept and monitor users' encrypted HTTPS and TLS connections, helping the government spy on their citizens and censor content.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2019/07/kazakhstan-https-security-certificate.html