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Re:UK Home Secretary says encryption on messaging services i... by stale2002 on Sunday March 26, 2017 @01:05PM (#13961747)
Tell that to the pirate bay.

Just because something is illegal doesn't mean it is enforceable.

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Re:UK Home Secretary says encryption on messaging services i... by Asdfbla on Sunday March 26, 2017 @02:00PM (#13962086)
Well, the Pirate Bay probably never really caught the interest of totalitarian states that really wanted to suppress its existence.

Now, the UK isn't at that point obviously, but if they really wanted to use draconian measures against encryption, it probably would be somewhat effective.

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