US seeks to pressure Google, Facebook et al. into installing wiretapping backdoors

A new proposal would require tech firms to design surveillance-enabling trapdoors from the ground up or modify existing services, facilities and equipment. The FBI says it’s necessary to quickly catch terrorists and child abusers, but others say it’s a recipe for opening servers up to hacking and illicit surveillance.

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