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Question.. if you make encryption illegal would that actually stop a "criminal" from using it? This seems like making guns illegal, it only stops law abiding ci

Question.. if you make encryption illegal would that actually stop a "criminal" from using it? This seems like making guns illegal, it only stops law abiding citizens.

perl4ever 7y ago
The advantage of making something illegal that a lot of law-abiding people would otherwise use, is that, even though criminals by definition ignore the law, law enforcement now knows anyone using that thing is a criminal. It has a tremendous effect on how easy it is to identify the criminals.