I've had this saved on my Pocket reading list for a while, and just got round to it.
This couple of paragraphs say it all -
"With these stolen encryption keys, intelligence agencies can monitor mobile communications without seeking or receiving approval from telecom companies and foreign governments. Possessing the keys also sidesteps the need to get a warrant or a wiretap, while leaving no trace on the wireless provider’s network that the communications were intercepted. Bulk key theft additionally enables the intelligence agencies to unlock any previously encrypted communications they had already intercepted, but did not yet have the ability to decrypt."
And,
"Leading privacy advocates and security experts say that the theft of encryption keys from major wireless network providers is tantamount to a thief obtaining the master ring of a building superintendent who holds the keys to every apartment. “Once you have the keys, decrypting traffic is trivial,” says Christopher Soghoian, the principal technologist for the American Civil Liberties Union. “The news of this key theft will send a shock wave through the security community."
This basically means US and UK spies can (and probably have) gone through everything you do on your smartphone. But only if you're an interesting person lah. Like DSAI.
One more thought - the spies also probably have all the iCloud-hacked nude celebrity pictures already.
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