U.K. Prepares to Imprison Encryption Passphrase Refuseniks

Encryption is a powerful privacy and security tool. It is absolutely essential to our modern way of life.

Every time you use your credit card, the merchant that accepts it transmits the data on its magnetic strip in encrypted form to a processing center for approval. A similar process occurs when you log on to your online bank or securities account. Indeed, without encryption,...

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