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   From: NOTsomeone@microsoft.com   
      
   On 28/01/2018 14:33, Huge wrote:   
   > On 2018-01-28, GB  wrote:   
   >> I think   
   >   
   > Apparently not.   
      
   Apparently, you disagree, but are unable to articulate your reasons.   
      
      
      
      
   >   
   >> 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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