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overgardyesterday at 4:47 PM1 replyview on HN

I don't know if breaking encryption will even matter if we just keep handing over all our data anyway.


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ben_wyesterday at 7:49 PM

Depends on machine availability.

If all crypto can only be broken by a machine that can itself only be made by 3 companies all of which are very careful about who they sell to, we get a few governments spying on everyone (including each other), while keeping normal criminal hacking (and insufficiently important governments) locked out.