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		rlpb on Jan 28, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: EU citizens’ rights are under threat from anti-enc... > ...it's never been illegal to encode or encrypt mail or other private papers or communications In what country? France, for example, used to restrict the use of strong encryption. Example summary: http://www.opengroup.org/security/meetings/apr98/French-Encr...

fogihujy on Jan 28, 2021 | [–]

This seems to be about hardware/software that performs encryption? I've yet to see any modern democratic government prevent someone from using a one-time pad, a piece of paper and a pencil to encrypt a message.

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