Encryption still protects data, even from NSA, experts say

JMH · Sep 8, 2013

Though the National Security Agency spends billions of dollars to crack encryption technologies, security experts maintain that properly implemented, encryption is still the best way to maintain online privacy.

The Guardian newspaper and other media outlets last week published stories based on internal internal NSA documents that explain how the spy agency bypasses encryption technologies by using backdoors, brute force attacks, lawful intercepts via court orders, and partnerships with tech vendors.

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Encryption still protects data, even from NSA, experts say

JMH

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