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To: BenLurkin

The BBC is wrong.

The data will still be encrypted, but the decryption keys will be available to government.

That’s a very big difference. They make it sound like anyone can see your stuff when this happens.


4 posted on 02/21/2025 7:26:23 AM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: ConservativeMind

As simple as one law change, in any country, and you lose data security


5 posted on 02/21/2025 7:30:44 AM PST by George from New England (escaped CT back in 2006 thi)
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To: ConservativeMind
The data will still be encrypted, but the decryption keys will be available to government.

If that's the case, the people need to take their government back. That's a police state.

7 posted on 02/21/2025 7:39:10 AM PST by politicket
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To: ConservativeMind

the decryption keys will be available to government.


How long will it be that the UK department which holds the keys is hacked and on the Dark Web?


12 posted on 02/21/2025 8:22:22 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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