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  • "Addressing the Going Dark problem does not require fundamental changes in encryption technology," she said, allaying the fears of security experts who believed any requirement to build back-doors into encrypted softwares would not only pose a huge hassle for services required to remake their structures, but also present a risk that such back-doors would only make it easier for hackers to exploit the sites.

    FBI Wants To Expand Internet Wiretapping The Huffington Post 2011

  • "Addressing the Going Dark problem does not require fundamental changes in encryption technology," she said, allaying the fears of security experts who believed any requirement to build back-doors into encrypted softwares would not only pose a huge hassle for services required to remake their structures, but also present a risk that such back-doors would only make it easier for hackers to exploit the sites.

    FBI Wants To Expand Internet Wiretapping The Huffington Post 2011

  • I think the only thing that the government should do is to prevent the back-doors of pollution.

    The Economics of "Going Green", Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • Unknown to Baltar, his 'Command Navigation Program' had already been compromised by a Cylon agent, who had built back-doors into the network which the Cylons could exploit.

    Battlestar Galactica: What We Know Adam Whitehead 2009

  • A suit to force the FCC to stop demanding wiretapping back-doors in VoIP programs has had a major step forward today.

    Boing Boing: April 30, 2006 - May 6, 2006 Archives 2006

  • It comes clearly packaged, it is easy to install, does exactly what it says it will do, doesn't have any back-doors or hidden "features" ...

    Lives up to its name, is as good as its word... William "Papa" Meloney 2006

  • It comes clearly packaged, it is easy to install, does exactly what it says it will do, doesn't have any back-doors or hidden "features" ...

    Archive 2006-10-22 William "Papa" Meloney 2006

  • Hell, even the people making the processors and other chips for your military hardware could be coding in back-doors and cut-outs to disable your systems at a critical tactical moment!

    Pentagon Paranoia | Blog | Futurismic 2006

  • They gained by it a considerable addition of territory, extending their dominion to the sea on all sides of the island, thereby shutting up all back-doors against the enterprizes of their enemies.

    The Expedition of Humphry Clinker 2004

  • He's insidious, sneaking in the back-doors of lives all over the world, wreaking havoc, fostering misery and angst, then moving on to torment another soul.

    Mr. Dick Head impetuousme 2004

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