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Under British and UK Legislation anyone using or developing end-to-end encryption is now a “hostile actor” (lemmy.ml)

submitted 18 hours ago by tastemyglaive@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Surveillance strategies in the UK and Israel often go global

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[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 35 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Yes, the trick is to outlaw it entirely then enforce the law selectively against those whom you find politically awkward.