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A comment on Global Encryption Day: Encryption's Critical Role in Safeguarding Human Rights. Parent comment

Re:Global Encryption Day: Encryption's Critical Role in Safe... by dividendpayee on Sunday October 22, 2023 @10:01PM (#37980795)
Postal mail isn't encrypted because it's not viable for ordinary citizens to encrypt physical mail.

However, tampering with mail, or opening someone else's, is a federal crime with harsh penalties attached. The message is clear: "postal secrecy" is highly valued.

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Re:Global Encryption Day: Encryption's Critical Role in Safe... by userbinator on Monday October 23, 2023 @12:26AM (#37981622)
However, tampering with mail, or opening someone else's, is a federal crime with harsh penalties attached.

...and yet the government can still do that if it truly wants to.

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