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Re:A brief history of the U.S. trying to add backdoors into ... by pgeorgi on Saturday February 03, 2024 @06:41PM (#39245909)
The CIA/BND connection wasn't known, but the collusion with certain agencies was known to different degrees for decades: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crypto_AG&oldid=7...
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Re:A brief history of the U.S. trying to add backdoors into ... by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF on Saturday February 03, 2024 @06:59PM (#39246007)
Considering that I remember reading the CIA’s own historical document on this operation, I would guess its usefulness had run its course. If I’m not mistaken, it was the CIA who released the document to journalists; it seemed like bragging.
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