Hi, Well worth the read. - back doors, possible Intel CPU compromises - encryption with NSA /help/ which renders encryption to possibly be worthless. - many encryption programs deliberately using less strong ciphers (and defaults lower than recommended) Essentially, anything from US may be a problem and if the US is doing this, then why not China, and other countries? It may be hardware and/or software, it may be by government will or other bodies, bottom line is that nothing is safe. Even TOR is not as safe as has been made out, the original creators of TOR whom worked with DARPA originally now say so..... [as per Steve Gibson SN 0420, no other reference found yet] N.S.A. Foils Much Internet Encryption By NICOLE PERLROTH, JEFF LARSON and SCOTT SHANE Published: September 5, 2013 664 Comments https://www.accessnow.org/page/m/3717cfad/13a757b0/7348f2b8/1de05321/2009894... The above link redirects to: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/06/us/nsa-foils-much-internet-encryption.html... Cheers AndrewM