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I don't know the context of question or the answer, and I'm not going to watch any of that fear porn bullshit, but there could be legitimate reasons for them to ask. Encryption is not a thing that you just write code for, implementation of encryption algorithm is really really really important. That's why libraries are used for that specific purpose, and we don't implement them manually every time.
They could be asking to know if they can use it internally at FBI. They could be asking because they can't crack it easily, so they start with these simple questions to soften them up for implementing some kind of backdoor later. Social engineering is a more common vector for attack, which could suggest that encryption is not cheaply crackable. Maybe they encouraged them to use certain libraries that were tested by FBI internally that they are implemented correctly. Maybe they just asked to see if they are using version of library later than 1.0.11 or something like that. I don't know about USA specifically, but in my country when you do a government contract, no matter how stupid it is, if it's in the specification, it has to be followed. In the end, FBI has to protect their own data, so they also use some kind of encryption. Why would Telegram guy even share that to anyone? Is he playing a marketing game?
I'm not saying you are wrong, because I don't know, but I don't think it's simple as what you wrote. All encryption is crack-able, real question is how cheap is it, and I don't think it's that cheap, otherwise they wouldn't even ask. If everything was cracked cheaply, well, we would be living in a very different world.
You're probably right. The FBI wouldn't be that evil. At least not again.
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