The back door policy the NSA is reportedly encouraging may provide a short-term tactical advantage, but it may prove to cause us all problems in the long-term. Those back doors are potentially available for anyone who finds them. And that defeats the NSA’s most powerful advantage while putting many of us at greater risk…. The back door policy the NSA is reportedly encouraging may provide a short-term tactical advantage, but it may prove to cause us all problems in the long-term. Those back doors are potentially available for anyone who finds them. And that defeats the NSA’s most powerful advantage while putting many of us at greater risk.

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