Earlier quoted context omitted.
Client-to-server encryption with central message routing [..] will be abused by the NSA and anyone else that can get their hands on access. And no amount of politicking is going to change that, as it hasn't changed anything about their blatant disregard of the law thus far. BTW, 'anyone else that can get their hands on access' will include foreign nations and criminals. [..] can easily be given a backdoor [..] that m…
How many of the NSA's backdoors have ended up in the hands of foreign nations and criminals, again?
Good timing, the day after your message-- there were dozens of them posted to the public with a suggestion more may go to the highest bidder.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/power...
“Without a doubt, they’re the keys to the kingdom,” said one former TAO employee, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive internal operations. “The stuff you’re talking about would undermine the security of a lot of major government and corporate networks both here and abroad.” Said a second former TAO hacker who saw the file: “From what I saw, there was no doubt in my mind that it was legitimate.”
If the other example I gave wrt dual_ec drbg wasn't enough.