• jqubed@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    An unnamed FBI official was quoted in the same report as saying that phone users “would benefit from considering using a cellphone that automatically receives timely operating system updates, responsibly managed encryption, and phishing-resistant” multifactor authentication for email accounts, social media, and collaboration tools.

    (Emphasis added)

    I assume by “responsibly managed encryption” they mean something that still has a backdoor, even though backdoors seem to be a significant part of the problem?

    • Uriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      7 days ago

      And will continue to be.

      The industrial espionage sector usually cracks backdoors inside days of first release (unless they find a better exploit).

      That was the point of NSA before 9/11 and the Patriot Act. Before it was completely captured.