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It would allow them to add a criminal charge of possessing an illegal cell phone to people who have encrypted cell phones, then possibly force them to decrypt i
by api 11y ago
It would allow them to add a criminal charge of possessing an illegal cell phone to people who have encrypted cell phones, then possibly force them to decrypt it through intimidation.
- duskwuff 11y agoNo, it would not. The law only criminalizes the "sale or lease" of such a device, not possession.
- magicmu 11y agoAlthough it wouldn't explicitly allow that, it's a short leap to make. That would be even more difficult to enforce though, and would mostly only impact those who are frequently arrested (pretty much the same downsides as the current issue, but on a more exaggerated scale).