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by sleepingeights 3337 days ago
Well, 'they' allowed door locks to be easily broken by anyone with minuscule knowledge in lockpicking because that is the type of locks 'they' like on doors.

It's going to be no different for "crypto" solutions.

*Part of the FBI's job was to harrass anyone they considered a dissident or counter to their view of what US citizen should be or how they should behave. I doubt they changed at all. It's already documented and well known one of their favorite tactics was to break into people's homes while they're sleeping, or away, move things around... mess with their belongings or persons, etc... Expect it to be the same for crypto solutions "post quantum", if not already "pre quantum".

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Picking locks requires physical presence. Stealing bank credentials online can be done from another continent using public wifi. It's not a great comparison because the number of criminals with access to your computer is much higher than the number of criminals with access to your front door (multiple orders of magnitude), and their ability to distance themselves from the act (both geographically and forensically) is also orders of magnitude higher.
We're talking about the security of the lock guarding the door irrespective of the criminal history of a person with the motivation to break-in. The FBI, who have been known to break-in to people's residences were not found guilty and therefore are not considered criminals by law.