NSA Inflitration Into Encryption Systems Shows The Need For Bitcoin and Cryptography
People around the world have to trust the encryption companies for their privacy and security of their computer, phone, credit card, the banking system and more. While there are hacks that exploit holes in those systems, there is a trust that they are not left on purpose. Unfortunately, the NSA had been working and paying to have back doors and holes left in so they can access any data they want. As posted on The n-Category Café about the NSA weakening cryptography in great detail, this quote sticks out. The NSA's 2013 budget request asked for funding to "insert vulnerabilities into....
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