Re:Telegram told to give encryption keys to Russian authorities
by webkike on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @04:38PM
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Russian ops can't even poison an expat without severe consequences, kidnapping or murdering people outside of Russia would be an act of war
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Re:Telegram told to give encryption keys to Russian authorities
by dragonwriter on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @05:36PM
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> Russian ops can't even poison an expat without severe consequences
Only because of the public backlash against the local government last time they were known to have poisoned someone in the same country without consequences.
> kidnapping or murdering people outside of Russia would be an act of war
It would, but that hasn't stopped them before.
Re:Telegram told to give encryption keys to Russian authorities
by e40 on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @05:17PM
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You've got to be kidding. The recent chemical weapon attack was done for the shock value, because they literally do not give AF about the consequences. It's Putin flexing on the world stage.
Re:Telegram told to give encryption keys to Russian authorities
by varjag on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @04:48PM
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They likely can, we learn only about the cases where it blows up.
Re:Telegram told to give encryption keys to Russian authorities
by prawn on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @09:12PM
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What consequences though? There's a bit of posturing regarding a recent case, but I haven't seen too much of consequence.
Re:Telegram told to give encryption keys to Russian authorities
by petre on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @01:32AM
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Like they couldn't poison Litvitenko with polonium and Skripal and his daughter with a nerve agent a few days ago?