Reply to post: Re: 8000 Devices?

FBI says it can't unlock 8,000 encrypted devices, demands backdoors for America's 'public safety'

Warm Braw

Re: 8000 Devices?

they want to permanently compromise the privacy of around 200,000,000 of their fellow citizens

They've already done that through mass data collection of data in transit - and most of their fellow citizens seem fine with that. They want to build on that precedent while they (think they) can.

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