[Cryptography] News flash: FBI in the "dark" about "numbers" radio stations
Henry Baker
hbaker1 at pipeline.com
Mon Mar 7 17:34:50 EST 2016
FYI --
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/06/the-stupidly-simple-spy-messages-no-computer-could-decode.html
The Stupidly Simple Spy Messages No Computer Could Decode
Shane Harris 03.06.16 5:01 AM ET
Every day, hour after hour, the worlds spies send top secret information you can easily listen in on.
"But the numbers are just gibberish without that key, known in spycraft as a one-time pad. As its name suggests, its used only once. And thats what makes it so secure."
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These radio communications to/from *terrorists* have been going on since WWII, and yet James Comey hasn't filed suit against the radio receiver manufacturers...
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