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Re:German govt proposes law to force WhatsApp Gmail etc to h... by Nextgrid on Saturday December 14, 2019 @05:11PM (#21792670)
I hope there isn't. But my point was that in the event they are indeed compelled by law to reveal passwords, this would be the only way they'd achieve that.
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Re:German govt proposes law to force WhatsApp Gmail etc to h... by lima on Saturday December 14, 2019 @05:40PM (#21792849)
See my other comment - the law is about access codes like SIM PUKs and drive encryption keys, not passwords.
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