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ihsw on Sept 5, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: N.S.A. Foils Much Internet Encryption

The worrying part is the "etc" part of your sentence, namely that all federal agencies in the US Government now have unrestricted access to encrypted communications. The DEA and the IRS are only the tip of the iceberg.

If one government agency has your data then the rest of them do too.

Filligree on Sept 5, 2013 [–]

Oh, don't forget other governments. If the NSA can do it, China and Russia certainly can too.

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