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Snowden says â€˜properly implemented encryptionâ€™ of data works

24 January 2014 00:47 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Encryption of electronic messages does have sense but people should care for the security of endpoints, believes the former NSA contractor Edward Snowden who appeared Friday in a chat on www.freesnowden.is website, APA reports.

“As I’ve said before, properly implemented strong encryption works,” he said. “What you have to worry about are the endpoints.”

“If someone can steal your keys (or the pre-encryption plaintext), no amount of cryptography will protect you,” the expert said

“However, that doesn’t mean end-to-end crypto is a lost cause,” he said. “By combining robust endpoint security with transport security, people can have much greater confidence in their day to day communications.

It is possible for the United States to recover from damage the National Security Agency’s (NSA) spying has done to the country’s liberties, Snowden said.

“What makes our country strong is our system of values, not a snapshot of the structure of our agencies or the framework of our laws,” Snowden said replying to a relevant question.

“We can correct the laws, restrain the overreach of agencies, and hold the senior officials responsible for abusive programs,” he said.