Lauren Weinstein writesIf this is true it means that SSL/TLS to any Internet service could be useless — the authorities could simply man-in-the-middle anyone. Without knowing who has given keys over, or if anyone has given keys over... The NSA does claim encryption poses a problem for them, but honesty isn't their best attribute . The source claims that major providers at least have resisted (assuming it is happening), but that smaller companies may have folded to the pressure.