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by bauruine 1442 days ago
According to Kim Dotcom [0] The Chinese government has a backdoor to MEGA.nz.

[0]: https://nitter.net/KimDotcom/status/1539426611870986240

2 comments

If he could produce substantial evidence to back up that claim, I'd be very interested in learning more. Until then, he doesn't have the credibility to be trusted.

Based on the assumptions I have about MEGA, Chinese intelligence and their motivations I find it unlikely they have an active, mutual conspiracy (impractical, expensive).

I assume MEGA is as viable target for covert, low-cost try-your-luck attacks as much as any other western infrastructure/enterprise. In that sense and in this post-Snowden world we live in, it seems as likely that any capable nation or five-eyes member et.c. could have* such a "backdoor".

*edit: 'has' → 'could have'

Huh. I just learned that nitter, but not twitter is blocked by the company firewall.

But yeah, I don't trust mega either.