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Re:Facebook Tells Barr It Won’t Open Up Encrypted Messages by fooker on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @09:45PM (#21759110)
Ok, what about the closed source hardware in the phones?

Would you argue against all encryption because clearly the CPU maker has a similar access to all decrypted content?

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Re:Facebook Tells Barr It Won’t Open Up Encrypted Messages by lmm on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @12:53AM (#21759941)
I'd argue for not trusting a cryptosystem that requires you to use a particular vendor's CPUs. Open standards and independent implementations at every level should be table stakes.
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