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submitted 15 hours ago by tastemyglaive@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

Surveillance strategies in the UK and Israel often go global

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[-] NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 46 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

If I were to send a physical letter written in code that can only be decrypted with a cipher would I now be breaking the law?

What about radio or telephone conversations in code?

Can I still password protect my zip files or encrypt my NAS or PC before boot?

[-] mech@feddit.org 23 points 10 hours ago

According to this legislation, using https is against the law.

[-] ulterno@programming.dev 7 points 9 hours ago

Not as long as UK is the root CA, I suppose.

[-] AnnaFrankfurter@lemmy.ml 30 points 12 hours ago

Using password protection for files is definitely work of terrorists you should be imprisoned for life. \s

[-] hector@lemmy.today 10 points 11 hours ago

If so we should all start sending cryptic sounding gibberish around the world. Like from random lists send emails to foreigners with some random gibberish like product codes written in that look like encrypted messages, xg0-fs39450, or whatever, just as a form of protest.

[-] mrtuttle@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 hours ago

if im alone in my car, i'll just start talking gibberish or about that time i kicked a cyber-dolphin through the moon. just in case the man is training some ai on what my phone's microphone picks up.

[-] hector@lemmy.today 2 points 3 hours ago

The speedquack cyrocrunk failed, need pryoram ciclicogram asap,

[-] lemonwood@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 hours ago

Make sure you only use transparent envelopes.

this post was submitted on 21 Feb 2026
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