Key escrow for the FBI was a cryptographic backdoor during the crypto wars in th... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		sneak on May 9, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple brass discussed disclosing 128M iPhone hack,... Key escrow for the FBI was a cryptographic backdoor during the crypto wars in the 90s, and it is still the same today. Defaults matter. Apple had a plan to secure it, and (I understand) a partial implementation. It was killed specifically to aid surveillance capabilities. If that isn't a backdoor, I don't know what is.

TheSpiceIsLife on May 9, 2021 [–]

There's still people willing to claim USA government law enforcement and security agencies don't have privileged access to US big tech company data.

You're not going to find proof in the EULA.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact