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Theoretically, information is information, encrypted or not, and just because the key is zeroed out doesn't mean part of the original information cannot be obtained from encrypted data. For example, an infinitely fast brute-force algorithm could crack it, as well as a lucky guess, however unlikely. If the key is weak relative to the strength of the cracking algorithm/hardware and the cost of leaking information, then this doesn't work.

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