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Re:DOJ: Strong encryption that we don’t have access to is “u... by eeZah7Ux on Friday November 10, 2017 @08:34AM (#15669743)
The "government master key" idea is silly (for a number of reasons).

Yet, it's very possible to share a copy of every user key using methods like Shamir's secret sharing - therefore requiring P out of N entities agreeing on allowing the decryption to happen.

The secrets can be shared in advance with attorneys, civil rights groups, government entities and allows a democratic-ish process around decryption.

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Re:DOJ: Strong encryption that we don’t have access to is “u... by saas_co_de on Friday November 10, 2017 @08:42AM (#15669780)
> The "government master key" idea is silly (for a number of reasons).

all of the security experts advising law enforcement, intelligence agencies, and politicians seem to think it is pretty reasonable.

care to share any of your reasons for disagreeing with them?

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