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Originally Posted by billethkid
What is not making enough showing in the news is that the manufacturer of these devices can in fact break the code as long as the devices are of the same make..i.e. Apple to Apple products. The issue that surfaces is the manufacturers hiding behind the all encompassing "invasion of privacy" and the outlook of the government on that subject is apparent in that they will not do anything that might upset somebody.
So what has to happen before we go back to the old days when the priority was protection of country and it's people? At some point there will just have to be a decision made to do what ever it takes to break the code.
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It's not that easy.
ISIS Has an App. Could They Build Encryption Tools, Too?
by KEITH WAGSTAFF
ISIS Has an App. Could They Build Encryption Tools, Too? - NBC News
We can pass laws in the US but anyone who wants to send secret messages can use software developed outside of the US that cannot be decrypted.