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doctorpangloss 3 hours ago

the government doesn't have superpowerful code crackers though

it has a guy working at apple who introduces the subtle vulnerability he is instructed to do

tptacek 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I expect the evidence for this claim is axiomatic, which is to say that you think it sounds good.

joshrw 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Hello, have you heard of the Snowden revelations? What OP was referring to are called bugdoors.

doctorpangloss 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

haha yeah, thanks for the compliment

lightedman 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

No, anyone who remembers the Best Buy/FBI debacle knows that this statement is very well-grounded in reality. If you took your laptop to Best Buy for repairs, the FBI got a copy of your hard drive contents.

majorchord 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Source:

8cvor6j844qw_d6 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yeah. TAO was intercepting Cisco routers in transit and installing implants.

The leap from supply chain interdiction to cooperative insiders isn't a big one.

thesuitonym 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Those two are not mutually exclusive.