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This is called a backdoor, whether you like it or not. Pinky-promising not to abuse the backdoor key doesn't make it not a backdoor. Backdoors will be abused by governments. Have we learned nothing from the Snowden leaks?



>A backdoor is a typically covert method of bypassing normal authentication or encryption in a computer, product, embedded device, or its embodiment. >Wikipedia

My suggestion isn't covert, nor does it bypass encryption.

>2. A means of access to a computer system that allows unauthorized users to circumvent normal authentication procedures. >thefreedictionary

People with warrants are authorized to access the messages.




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