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Re:If David Cameron bans secure encryption he can't intercept by Asseon on Sunday July 19, 2015 @06:17AM (#9910690)
Yes but A5/1 is utterly brocken. Besides thanks to numerous attacks possible through SS7 you probably do not even need to break the encryption.
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Re:If David Cameron bans secure encryption he can't intercept by swinglock on Sunday July 19, 2015 @06:28AM (#9910722)
No attack is necessary, operators has taps for listening in. See "lawful interception".
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