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		chgs on Feb 8, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.K. orders Apple to let it spy on users’ encrypte... If the back door was used the a three letter agency sure. If the backdoor was exploited by a criminal though?

grayhatter on Feb 9, 2025 [–]

so in this hypothetical, some blackhat is able to download data in mass from apple servers? And you're worried that the only thing stopping that, or creating a duty to protect the data is encryption?

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