Reply to post: Re: balancing harms

Break crypto to monitor jihadis in real time? Don't be ridiculous, say experts

David Pearce

Re: balancing harms

Because telco staff have always eavesdropped calls, especially the rich and famous. Simply looking for saucy gossip, insider information or something to sell to the papers. For these purposes they can afford to wait for slower computers to do their grind. These days foreign governments might want to break your encryption for many evil reasons

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