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A comment on EU Draft Council Declaration Against Encryption [pdf]. Parent comment

Re:EU Draft Council Declaration Against Encryption [pdf] by kebman on Monday November 09, 2020 @04:03AM (#25032812)
Some idiot will cut off someones ears and then say to the police that, "it was to deprive him of accessing our communications by using any means. It says so in the law, Sir!"
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Re:EU Draft Council Declaration Against Encryption [pdf] by anticensor on Monday November 09, 2020 @05:28AM (#25033310)
It would still be criminal on the grounds of breaking the bodily integrity, which is an infringement of someone else's life and health, which is normally considered more protected than privacy.
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Re:EU Draft Council Declaration Against Encryption [pdf] by kebman on Monday November 09, 2020 @03:08PM (#25039275)
I think you underestimate the amounts of rain dance magic lawyers can produce with wording like "using any means." ;)
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