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Re:The Belgian government has removed ‘backdoor requirement’... by MaKey on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @09:41AM (#29637770)
Well, criminals would still use encryption even if it was banned because they are...criminals.
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Re:The Belgian government has removed ‘backdoor requirement’... by charcircuit on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @08:40PM (#29644576)
You are overestimating the capabilities of the average criminal. If you changed the protocol so law enforcement with warrants could decrypt messages from people on WhatsApp. Most criminals on WhatsApp would not leave the platform. They would just continuing using it regardless.
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Re:The Belgian government has removed ‘backdoor requirement’... by 1337shadow on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @09:46AM (#29637821)
Not if we catch them before they learn the lesson!
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Re:The Belgian government has removed ‘backdoor requirement’... by unionpivo on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @10:32AM (#29638308)
sure you catch a few, then everyone gets wise, but law will be on the books
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