[fucking_tragedy]

Having traffic encrypted with illegal algorithms pass through the Internet would make you a target.

[arpa]

How would one determine whether a legal algorithm was used or an illegal one? Even without steganography?

[fucking_tragedy]

Can we run the ciphertext through a state-approved program and get the plaintext? No? Then it isn't backdoored and is illegal.

[arpa]

Well maybe i'm transmitting my memory dump or generating random traffic / sprouting entropy. Or everything is transmitted with mime types? Even so it makes no sense as even the most basic steganography would provide plausible deniability. I mean encrypted data is indistinguishable from noise...

[arpa]

on the other hand your reply deeply reflects on the common (lack) of knowledge of government types - i could bet they think the same :)

[kbart]

"illegal algorithms"

Wow, how do you define that? So, start banning math now?

[fucking_tragedy]

Hey, I'd love to know exactly how one implements backdoored crypto without banning securely encrypted communication.