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Re:China issues new encryption import control by tptacek on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @09:04AM (#29637463)
Of course not. If China could break modern encryption, that would be a state secret of the highest possible order, not something you'd piece together axiomatically on a message board from a policy pronouncement.
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Re:China issues new encryption import control by ncmncm on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @12:06PM (#29639408)
If they can frighten people into believing 256 bits isn't enough, interesting parties will self-select, by using stronger ciphers, aiding traffic analysis.
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