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   From: Huge@nowhere.much.invalid   
      
   On 2018-01-28, GB  wrote:   
   > I think   
      
   Apparently not.   
      
   > that governments have a perfect right to make end-to-end   
   > encryption illegal. They can ban the apps and lock up people who use   
   > them. Job done. It may not be popular with some people, but it may make   
   > the vast majority a hell of a lot safer. It's a reasonable debate to have.   
   >   
   > Governments can exempt apps that provide a back door. Job done, again,   
   > but the apps won't be very secure. Still, that's arguably better than a   
   > blanket ban.   
   >   
   > Possibly, a compromise is to dumb down the apps, so they are brute force   
   > crackable for people with enough hardware (the security services) but   
   > not by ordinary crooks.   
   >   
   > Obviously, governments can't change the rules of mathematics. I think   
   > that particular coin has finally dropped.   
   >   
      
      
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