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[SWE] Swedish government wants a back door in Signal
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this post was submitted on 25 Feb 2025
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Exactly. You can't stop secure encryption.
I remember in the very old days of the internet when only the US had strong encryption and thought it was some gotcha. They labeled it a weapon to prevent overseas export. Phil Zimmerman created PGP, lobbed the source into a book (protected under 1st amendment) then shipped it overseas.
If strong encryption exists and people want to use it, you're just not going to be able to stop them.
Reminds me of the story of immigrants who tatooed the algorithm on their back. It was illegal to send them back.