When a drug kingpin named Microsoft tried to seize control of an encrypted phone company for criminals, he was playing right into its real owners’ hands.

Excerpt from ‘Dark Wire.’ It’s a good read.

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That’s a great read, can’t wait to get the book.

Can’t wait to watch the film…lol

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highlighting the value of FOSS :P

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Security by Obscurity = FBI backdoor, almost guaranteed.

Or just hidden vulnerabilities the devs are too lazy to fix

Holy shit, that was a crazy read.

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