Submitted by ActivePersona t3_11b6wx9 in technology
1wiseguy t1_ja1uvc9 wrote
Reply to comment by Sharknado4President in Signal CEO: We “1,000% won’t participate” in UK law to weaken encryption by ActivePersona
The UK government is a vague organization.
Do you know who that is? Can you trust them with your information? Would you send them a copy of every message that you send anybody?
No, no, and no.
Sharknado4President t1_ja1ymcy wrote
Didn't say it was a good idea. Was simply refuting the parent post which said that encryption means nobody can read it.
1wiseguy t1_ja3aft4 wrote
There are 3 ways an adversary can read your encrypted message:
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Somebody gave them the key, either deliberately or by mistake.
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The algorithm is faulty or weak.
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The adversary has the resources to do a brute-force attack. That relates somewhat to #2.
All of these can be avoided, if you do it right. Sometimes people don't do it right.
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