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Re:The U.K. Government Is Close to Eroding Encryption Worldwide by keepamovin on Saturday July 29, 2023 @10:35AM (#36920726)
I see no failure to understand. The UK is a pragmatic imperial power, not a collaborative cooperative peer. They built Empire upon the asymmetric application of technology. When time to surrender Empire, they did so. When time to build a Financial Empire, they did so. When the time comes to build an Internet Empire, I'm sure they will do that too, by applying whatever technology they have at hand.
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Re:The U.K. Government Is Close to Eroding Encryption Worldwide by jabradoodle on Saturday July 29, 2023 @10:56AM (#36920893)
When is the time to build an internet empire if not 20 years ago?
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Re:The U.K. Government Is Close to Eroding Encryption Worldwide by keepamovin on Saturday July 29, 2023 @11:06AM (#36920982)
Good point. I'm not right now privy to their rarefied machinations, but I'm sure they have some aces in the hole.
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