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The Consequences of Criminalizing Crypto
Mark Rasch, 2003-03-03

The Justice Department's plan to make routine encryption illegal in the hands of criminals will hurt law abiding citizens, and prove catastrophic for Internet security.

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The Consequences of Criminalizing Crypto 2003-03-03
ACanadian
I agree with the writer. Applying additional criminal charges probably began with the additional weight given to the use of a gun during a crime and it probably sounded right when it was done.

Crypto is ubiquitous now, used routinely by law abiding citizens. Criminalizing it's use under any circ...

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