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PGP backdoor? (No, I'm not paranoid.)
I was recently speaking with a newly-made aquaintence, and we were
discussing the merits of various encryption systems. Now, I had heard
about all the people who claimed the reason versions later than 2.3
wouldn't work with 2.3 was because of a backdoor for the government. I
personally thought they were being paranoid. However, this guy tells me
that he met Phil at defcon and phil told him that he co-operated with
the government and gave them information that would enable them to crack
key's for versions later than 2.3. I don't know whether to believe him
or not, as I said earlier he is not a long-time friend or anything, so he
could just be lying to me. If anyone has any information on this I would
appreciate it.
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"Man did not enter into society to become
worse than he was before, nor to have
fewer rights than he had before, but
to have those rights better secured."
--- Thomas Paine 1791
>>My key is on the keyservers.