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We ain't afraid of no 'ghost user': Infosec world tells GCHQ to GTFO over privacy-busting proposals
2019-05-30 12:35

Brit spies' idea would backdoor WhatsApp et al without breaking the crypto Bruce Schneier, Richard Stallman and a host of western tech companies including Microsoft and WhatsApp are pushing back hard against GCHQ proposals that to add a "ghost user" to encrypted messaging services.…


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