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Encryption Becomes Illegal In the UK: Jail Time For Failure To Provide Keys

Jul 12, 2012 | Abuses of Power, News

There was some surprise in the comments of yesterday’s post over the fact that the United Kingdom has effectively outlawed encryption: the UK will send its citizens to jail for up to five years if they cannot produce the key to an encrypted data set. First of all,...

Encryption Becomes Illegal In the UK: Jail Time For Failure To Provide Keys

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