Researchers tried several times to have the document declassified, including in 1992, 2004 and 2016. It was initially written to help American NSA agents crack difficult coded messages.
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It’s impossible to be certain of safety while using Gmail, Yahoo mail and other web-based email systems. The best solution is a radical one: It’s time to return to plain, text-only email.
The Australian government wants to access encrypted messages, but don’t call it a “backdoor”.
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Richard Bean is a Friend of The Conversation.Research Fellow, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland
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