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basilgohar ◴[14 Nov 24 01:07 UTC] No.42132069[source]▶

> and the copying of certain information that was subject to U.S. law enforcement requests pursuant to court orders

Is this legal speak for saying, "They're using our backdoors without our permission."?

Yes, they leveraging CALEA mandated infrastructure.

1. sailfast ◴[14 Nov 24 01:46 UTC] No.42132308[source]▶

Can you imagine if the proponents of the Clipper Chip had actually won the argument? Yeesh. This is inexcusable.

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3. ◴[14 Nov 24 16:39 UTC] No.42137946[source]▶

4. talldayo ◴[15 Nov 24 17:15 UTC] No.42148813[source]▶

> Can you imagine if the proponents of the Clipper Chip had actually won the argument?

Given that 90% of smartphone hardware comes from 2-3 manufacturers, I actually can imagine it pretty well...

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