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“Authorities say they were able to read up to 25 million messages in real time.”

Alison Xiaoabc.net.au ↗

The FBI didn’t break an encrypted app. It built one and let a gangster hand it out to his friends. More than 200 people were charged in Australia and police say they stopped 21 murder plots. Every government that wants a backdoor will cite this case. The lesson is the opposite: trust the code, not the person who hands you the phone.