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So England is going to just have all this fun by itself? http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/23/13718768/uk-surveillance-laws-explained-investigatory-powers-bill h
by strictnein 10y ago
So England is going to just have all this fun by itself?
http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/23/13718768/uk-surveillance-laws-explained-investigatory-powers-bill http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/23/13718768/uk-surveillance-...
They've actually had a law requiring you to decrypt on demand since 2007:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2007/10/uk-can-now-demand-data-decryption-on-penalty-of-jail-time/ http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2007/10/uk-can-now-demand...
Nothing like that in the US at all. So, further down the path. France and Germany want similar laws.
http://www.reuters.com/article/europe-attacks-france-germany-idUSL8N1B41UM http://www.reuters.com/article/europe-attacks-france-germany...
And other countries are joining in the call:
https://www.geektime.com/2016/11/26/5-eu-states-demand-better-police-freedoms-to-break-encryption-as-uk-implements-surveillance-law/ https://www.geektime.com/2016/11/26/5-eu-states-demand-bette...
- kenoph 10y agoThanks for the pointers. I knew about the UK but I believe it is an exception in Europe rather than the rule, as of now. Of course I agree with you that probably most countries will try to get there, unfortunately. Then again, I can only read stuff written in my own language or English so I don't have the full view.