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What the Government Should've Learned About Backdoors from the Clipper Chip


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MYK-78 "Clipper" chip

The MYK-78 "Clipper" chip, the 1990s version of the "golden key."

Credit: Ars Technica

In the face of a Federal Bureau of Investigation proposal requesting backdoors into encrypted communications, a noted encryption expert urged Congress not to adopt the requirements due to technical faults in the plan.

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