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Comment Re:Hard to believe (Score 1) 133

I assumed in the modern era that most phones would be locked, and since manufacturers don't make parts available at reasonable prices that they'd be harvested for parts. Given how much OEMs like Apple charge for parts I could definitely imagine parting out a phone could be more valuable than a used device.

Submission + - DJB on the NSA's attempt to remove backup algorithms from post-quantum crypto

alanw writes: Daniel J. Bernstein" has made a couple of blog posts about the NSA's attempts to influence NIST post-quantum cryptography standards, by removing the "belt and braces" current algorithms and silencing dissent.

NSA and IETF: Can an attacker simply purchase standardization of weakened cryptography?

MODPOD: The collapse of IETF's protections for dissent.

Comment Re:I *Hate* to Side With Google, But ... (Score 1) 78

You're talking in absolutes when the real world is shades of grey. Malware is certainly distributed by both Google and Apple through their stores, however if they weren't trying to deal with malware the situation would be far worse.
Maybe they should be taking inspiration from the world of certificates and allow stores to sign establishing a chain of trust. If the store acts as a good citizen in preventing malware then they can continue to operate, if not revoke their signing capability.

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