A Conversation with Edward Snowden (Part 1)
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The Basics of Encryption
Lossless compression relies on dictionaries. Dictionary is basically a patterns that are found within a given communication. If even a single bit changes under a modern encryption algorithm, for example, you can't reverse it back. We've got to wrap up this segment of Star Talk with government whistleblower Edward Snowden.
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