<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title>matt wrote</title><author_name>matt (npub185…swrdp)</author_name><author_url>https://yabu.me/npub185h9z5yxn8uc7retm0n6gkm88358lejzparxms5kmy9epr236k2qcswrdp</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://yabu.me</provider_url><html>Sure they can, but the goal is to raise the cost. Why do we bother to encrypt anything? They can always get a court order and install a backdoor in your computer or bust down the door while things are unlocked - we do it to increase the cost - if they have to dedicate resources to monitoring they have to pick targets that (hopefully) actually have some reason behind them and cannot surveil everyone just for shits and giggles.</html></oembed>