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From: Richard <jhtjhrthrt@43y43ehr.hh>
Newsgroups: comp.security.pgp.tech
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.