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Re:Evidence points to another leaker at the NSA by unfamiliar on Monday August 22, 2016 @02:04PM (#12338147)
> When the back door is created, it cannot be destroyed.

If the "backdoor" in question is a malicious signed OS update, then it can absolutely be destroyed. There are plenty of reasons to avoid backdoors without imbuing them with mystical qualities like the inability to delete them.

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Re:Evidence points to another leaker at the NSA by charliedevolve on Monday August 22, 2016 @02:14PM (#12338223)
Signed updates aren't secure either. Ask Microsoft.
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Re:Evidence points to another leaker at the NSA by ethanbond on Monday August 22, 2016 @03:41PM (#12338841)
The backdoor itself can be destroyed. The precedent of compelling a company to write an intrusion into its own software cannot be destroyed.
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