This conversation shouldn&#x27;t happen without first talking about &quot;parallel construction&quot;.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Parallel_construction" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Parallel_construction</a><p>We know they&#x27;ve tapped every fiber there is, in closets and undersea. It would be simple to use timing attacks at that point.<p>Given that they had the means, and the lack of principles to use those means, why would we believe it was anything else? We don&#x27;t have to invent absurd scenarios, nor should we believe anyone else&#x27;s inventions.