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> one of the largest problems with current state of technology is that what the fed is doing is possible.

I think you meant 'legal' but you accidentally wrote 'possible' instead. Mesh nets and polymorphic encryption don't stand a chance against a supoena and the threat of a lengthy imprisonment/huge fine for noncompliance.

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I said what I meant. And I think you're implying that the government doesn't use the same backdoors and web surveillance strategies that all black hats (anyone really) has the ability to deploy.

Do any "black hats" have direct access to fiber optic cables on the same scale as the NSA?

The stark difference being that no hacker has the ability to deploy a standing army, a secret police force, or secret courts for issuing secret warrants.

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