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BlackBerry CEO Promises To Try To Break Customers' Encryption If The US Gov't Asks Him To
The DOJ's reps -- along with the new FBI boss -- keep making noises about device encryption. They don't like it. What they want is some hybrid unicorn called "responsible encryption," which would keep bad guys out but let law enforcement in. The government has no idea how this is supposed to be accomplished, but it has decided to leave that up to the smart guys at tech companies. After all, tech companies are only in it for the money.
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There is no such thing as a back door that will only allow the alleged "good guys" in, and keep out everyone else.
Simply knowing the master key exists will drive people to try to break it and they will eventually be successful. Assuming it isn't leaked by someone who holds it (See vault7).