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France effectively banned encryption in the 90s and had to backtrack, I can't see this being enacted for any length of time before even the most stupid of polit
by _Wintermute 4y ago
France effectively banned encryption in the 90s and had to backtrack, I can't see this being enacted for any length of time before even the most stupid of politicians realise it's a bad idea.
- Kim_Bruning 4y agoWould you happen to have links to some good reading material on this? People could -eg.- show it to their representatives.
- _Wintermute 4y agoI'm probably not best equipped since I wasn't living in France at the time, but there's a quick summary at the time here: https://www.theregister.com/1999/01/15/france_to_end_severe_encryption/ https://www.theregister.com/1999/01/15/france_to_end_severe_...
- Kim_Bruning 4y agoMerci beaucoup!