this post was submitted on 07 Feb 2025
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[–] fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 6 months ago (2 children)

If encryption can be backdoored, then it was never encrypted anyway.

[–] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Encoded would be the proper term then.

[–] fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 months ago

Yep. What's the point of trusting "encoded" sensitive content that can be cracked at a whim by the company?

It's times like these where self hosting is a blessing.

[–] leraje@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

For those of you not in the UK, or unfamiliar, its important to understand just how intrusive the gvmt are in terms of privacy and how intrusive they want to be. We are world leaders in gvmt led privacy oppression.

EFF article

[–] Chakravanti@monero.town 0 points 6 months ago

We're not far behind you and firing up a gasoline engine in a runners marathon going the wrong way, too.