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i came to this thread to see if someone commented this. when the apple fbi whole thing was in the news, it was interesting hearing normal people saying that phr

i came to this thread to see if someone commented this. when the apple fbi whole thing was in the news, it was interesting hearing normal people saying that phrase. As someone in security, I knew that “backdooring” encryption was effectively giving everyone in the world a chance to read your message. Abuse of power can’t be kept in check without cryptographically sound encryption, authorization controls protecting your data is meaningless if it’s data you really care about.

ChrisMarshallNY 4y ago
My strawman is that the backdoor is added by one or more engineers, and stored somewhere that is accessible by one or more DBAs, transmitted to the cops via infrastructure administered by one or more BOFHs, and maintained on the law enforcement end, by one or more personnel. One day, one of these people suddenly quits, moves to Dubai, and buys a Bugatti. The backdoor is now a front door.