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Fine, OK, no backdoors, says Deputy AG. Just keep PLAINTEXT copies of everyone's messages

Doctor Syntax Silver badge

"Many cyberattacks are directed by foreign governments. When you are up against the military or intelligence services of a foreign nation-state, you should have our federal government in your corner,"

I am not a US citizen or resident. The federal government is a foreign government as far as I'm concerned*. For me this is a cyberattack by a foreign nation-state.

Freudian slip? I typed cynerattack.

*This is probably a very difficult concept for any US politician or government lawyer to understand as they don't seem to be aware of their own borders except when they want everywhere in the US to be within 100 miles of them

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