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Pakistan Tries To Ban Encryption

Posted by timothy on from the shh-don't-tell-the-other-countries dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Pakistan has a new Telecoms Law going into effect, which requires widespread monitoring of internet usage. In response, new reports are saying that the country is banning encryption, including VPNs, because it would interfere with the ability of ISPs to monitor internet usage."

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  1. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 1, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  2. Re:yeah ok by lgarner · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sure, since hardly anyone can read shorthand these days, that should work. I'm not sure how to get it encoded into e-mails & such, though.