Bogus claim meant to settle hostilities towards government spying on citizens.
For the past ten years of so the FBI has been enjoying a significantly different relationship with the NSA. In prior years the FBI had very little cooperation with the NSA. The relationship now has the FBI /CIA/DHS all cooperating and that includes cryptology. The NSA can read faster than you can any encrypted message you may ever receive. Now the FBI has that ability.
“The NSA can read faster than you can any encrypted message you may ever receive. Now the FBI has that ability.’
A lot of people are of that opinion, but it’s not true. If you use a random 128 bit password the NSA will still be able to break it by brute force, but it could take 100 years unless they get lucky. If their REALLY lucky they, of course, could get it on the first try. Of course if your really lucky you could win the power ball 5 times in a year too...