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tcldr ◴[] No.45209622[source]
With a warrant from a judge people should be compelled to provide access to their encrypted files or be in contempt of court with all that entails. Anything else is overreach.
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heikkilevanto ◴[] No.45209716[source]
Wonderful idea. All I need to is to create an encrypted file with pedo pictures or terrorist plans or just white noise, send a copy to all my enemies, and tip off the authorities.
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boxed ◴[] No.45209882[source]
And what happens when your enemies can't produce the decryption key?
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1. alexey-salmin ◴[] No.45210376[source]
In many countries it's prison time

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_disclosure_law

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2. boxed ◴[] No.45211677[source]
Yea that's extra fun if someone else sent it then. Government puts them in jail for not having the encryption key for something someone else encrypted.