Hi UKMJ,I have just read the original German article* - the important word here is "teilweise" - i.e partly!The question was framed by a German Politician in general terms and a generic answer was given that it is indeed possible to monitor encrypted communications depending on the type of encryption and encryption strength.The article makes for an interesting read but I don't see any reason to pack up and go home just yet. Firstly, this is hardly big news. We've known for some time that older ciphers like 3DES and 1024 Bit Public Keys have been vulnerable to brute force attacks.Secondly, you'll see the BND have declined to comment on the exact methods used to intercept communications for fear of malicious people being able to defend against it. If a consistently viable way to crack PGP had been invented, using the evidence in a public trial would be tantamount to an admission of the same.As such even if the NSA have managed to find a way to break open our e-mails, do you really think they'll show their entire hand for the sake of a few kilos of drugs?V.*Deutsch ist geil! Quote from: UKMJ on May 24, 2012, 01:38 pmGerman article ran through google translate:http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.golem.de%2Fnews%2Fbundesregierung-deutsche-geheimdienste-koennen-pgp-entschluesseln-1205-92031.htmlNot sure how much of an issue this is given that SR users tend to only send addresses for delivery encrypted by PGP, it could lead to customs love letters or interceptions, potentially controlled deliveries for larger orders.Of course it may not be worth the processing power to crack every PGP message just to get a delivery address for a gram of cocaine or 3.5g of hash but the risk is there.Just a heads up for my fellow travellers on the road.