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Re:Facebook, WhatsApp Will Have to Share Messages With U.K.? by shostack on Saturday September 28, 2019 @12:21PM (#21101213)
There's also value in storing and archiving encrypted data because at some point in the future technology may enable them to decrypt it. Certain communications could prove quite valuable, even if old.
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Re:Facebook, WhatsApp Will Have to Share Messages With U.K.? by Nasrudith on Saturday September 28, 2019 @12:25PM (#21101242)
Having a large base of encrypted messages to work from is essentially a prerequisite for pattern analysis related attacks and finding weaknesses.
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