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Encryption is not illegal, but even if it were then everyone should still use it, because not using it reveals much more information. In a society were encrypt
by infinity0 10y ago
Encryption is not illegal, but even if it were then everyone should still use it, because not using it reveals much more information.
In a society were encryption is illegal or even seriously treated as "probable cause", then the authorities are likely to pick out anything in your day-to-day activities to use against you in an offensive legal process. So "not using encryption" is a fool's defense that makes literally zero rational sense - except from the perspective of a government psyops agent trying to spread FUD about encryption and discouraging its widespread adoption amongst the population.
- confounded 10y agoIn the UK encryption is not illegal, but possession of data believed to be encrypted, which you cannot or will not decrypt upon demand, is a crime of its own, punishable by two years imprisonment (no link to terrorism required -- 5 years maximum sentence of any link is suspected). It needn't be the security services, or even the police; cases can be brought by the taxman. This has been the case for the last 10 years or so, the new law will extend these powers. https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Regulation_of_Investigatory_Powers_Act_2000/Part_III https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Regulation_of_Investig...