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Re: Nosey Government

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From Richard <jhtjhrthrt@43y43ehr.hh>
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Subject Re: Nosey Government
Date Thu, 04 Jul 2013 15:38:08 +0200
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On 06/10/2013 01:28 AM, Maximus wrote:
> 
> Can the government crack PGP or GPG?
> 
> Maximus Decimus Meridius
> 

Why would they bother to crack the encryption algorithm if its easier
to hack into the machine where the private keys are stored?

Just like modern cellular smart phones: Everyone installs all kinds of
(nonsense) applications, and no one is concerned about the security of
existing private keys.

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Nosey Government Maximus <gladiator@thearena.com> - 2013-06-09 16:28 -0700
  Re: Nosey Government "Thor Kottelin" <thor@anta.net> - 2013-06-10 09:46 +0300
    Re: Nosey Government Maximus <gladiator@thearena.com> - 2013-06-10 07:29 -0700
      Re: Nosey Government "Thor Kottelin" <thor@anta.net> - 2013-06-10 17:42 +0300
      Re: Nosey Government Peter Schoo <p.schoo@gmx.net> - 2013-06-11 22:52 +0200
        Re: Nosey Government Maximus <gladiator@thearena.com> - 2013-06-11 17:48 -0700
  Nosey Government "Khelair" <khelair@bismaninfo.hopto.org.remove-sci-this> - 2013-07-04 04:51 -0500
    Re: Nosey Government Johann Beretta <invalid@invalid.org> - 2017-11-03 01:50 -0700
  Re: Nosey Government Richard <jhtjhrthrt@43y43ehr.hh> - 2013-07-04 15:38 +0200
  Nosey Government
 Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> - 2013-07-07 23:23 +0200
    Nosey Government
 "Khelair" <khelair@bismaninfo.hopto.org.remove-z6u-this> - 2013-08-07 11:51 -0500
  Nosey Government "Khelair" <khelair@bismaninfo.hopto.org.remove-z6u-this> - 2013-08-07 11:40 -0500

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