[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 world’s 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, it’s used only once.  And that’s 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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