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Re:More encryption means less privacy by Semiapies on Tuesday August 09, 2016 @01:03PM (#12256014)
Before crypto, basically all guarantees where conditional on a judge's say so

Tell that to J. Edgar Hoover.

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Re:More encryption means less privacy by rocqua on Wednesday August 10, 2016 @04:06PM (#12264439)
That just shows they were conditional on things beyond a judge's say so. I.e. security can also be broken by people willing to break the law.
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Re:More encryption means less privacy by Semiapies on Wednesday August 10, 2016 @07:13PM (#12265339)
One day I will actually see someone write a response starting with "that just shows" that doesn't boil down to "My being wrong shows that I'm actually right. Somehow."
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