Re: "FBI investigators worked with the app's developers to identify the perpetrators..."
A puzzling conundrum.
If we break the strict definition of an OTP using a completely random key, and just the process of OR-ing the characters, with [insert key here] by picking the right key, you can turn whatever message you have into Shakespeare.
Of course, the key then becomes the holder of the useful information in such a system, which isn't exactly useful, as the idea is that the key can be shared ahead of time and has no relation to the information to be sent.
yes, you can kill the line of communication, spoil the message, but that would also be telling Alice and Bob that Eve is interested in them.
But also, how would you tell the difference between say, an encrypted message and idk... a noisy recording of a ham radio signal?
Biting the hand that feeds IT
