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Kerr's argument sounds silly when you use analogies with conventional devices. Nobody would argue that a highly secure safe should have a backdoor that can be u
by foobarqux 12y ago
Kerr's argument sounds silly when you use analogies with conventional devices. Nobody would argue that a highly secure safe should have a backdoor that can be used by the manufacturer to open it.
- a3_nm 12y agoThis is an excellent point. The reason why the opposite view seems to make sense with smartphones is because in the current state of affairs they are not designed to be used without further manufacturer involvement (in fact they are actively designed to discourage any other party from acting like the manufacturer). But this is not a necessity, just the sad current state of the market, given consumers' present expectations.
- rmc 12y agoSafes do have a back door. Drills. If you get possesion of a safe, you can physically cut it open (given enough money, expertise and time).