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On top of that, increasing encryption definitely helps for mass surveillance - it's impractical to break all the keys for all the messages all the time.

Maybe they will still be able to spy on a select few individuals (just like they can order a locksmith to open a safe, or just blowtorch through). But then again, there are much cheaper and old school ways to spy on a select few individuals



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