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Re:German govt proposes law to force WhatsApp Gmail etc to h... by Avamander on Saturday December 14, 2019 @03:17PM (#21791903)
Let's hope they're salted and they use something very slow to bruteforce
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Re:German govt proposes law to force WhatsApp Gmail etc to h... by nashashmi on Saturday December 14, 2019 @03:25PM (#21791964)
Hope is not a security solution.
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Re:German govt proposes law to force WhatsApp Gmail etc to h... by Avamander on Saturday December 14, 2019 @05:20PM (#21792723)
Sure isn't, but that's how proprietary software is, you only have hope.
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