Pakistan tries to ban encryption under new telco law(techdirt.com)
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Pakistan tries to ban encryption under new telco law
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110729/03142715310/reports-claim-that-pakistan-is-trying-to-ban-encryption-under-telco-law.shtml
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might as well ban the internet while you're at it.
That means no HTTPS, no online banking, no secure communication.
I say that law has zero chance of surviving, or if it goes through it will be shut down within a month until some high profile politician's private emails get leaked.
I say that law has zero chance of surviving, or if it goes through it will be shut down within a month until some high profile politician's private emails get leaked.
I would imagine that there would be an exception for government officials.
remember when the US tried to do something similar with the Clipper chip in the 90s? good times.