We've come a lot further than that in IT security . Pretty much everything is encrypted these days.
So it's a lot less likely a private firm could be hacked by a govt entity.
Even so, it seems extremely roundabout to collect that data signature of random people from a company data stream instead of just getting a warrant which would give them the same access to the specific person they want.
yea, you have no idea what you are talking about.
the encryption models are usually created in conjunction with the government (NSA specifically) through grants, loans and material support.
the government strongarms these companies (the government and the non governmental organizations are the same thing, they all fall under the umbrella of WS) into created back doors or zero day exploits that are either hidden or never patched.
you really operating under the assumption that the Intel supercenter (or foxconn or microsoft or palantir or any other numerous unit 8200 adjacent companies) in israel or in the states do not have certain vulnerabilities not only coded into the software, but entrenched in the firmware and hardware?
do they have to come out and admit it to you directly? assuming that the government doesn't have their hands in encryption models is laughable at best.
Five-year-old program provides government with direct access to email, messages, browser history, more
www.theverge.com
Journalists and activists say the software is used by authoritarian regimes to spy on them.
www.bbc.com
these are just a few sources, a few more can be provided if need be.
i did a decade and change in the air force, with my last 7 being cyber surety 3d0x3, and have also been a contractor concurrently. what you are saying is false, misinformed, and dangerous.