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Dutch Government Backs Strong Encryption, Condemns Backdoors

Posted by samzenpus on from the lock-it-down dept.

blottsie writes: The Netherlands government issued a strong statement on Monday against weakening encryption for the purposes of law enforcement and intelligence agencies. The move comes as governments in the United Kingdom and China act to legally require companies to give them access to wide swaths of encrypted Internet traffic. U.S. lawmakers are also considering introducing similar legislation.

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  1. Non-FVEY status has its benefits by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's nice to see a modern, developed nation that actually believes in freedom.

  2. Netherlands government: Sensible, not corrupt. by Futurepower(R) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "... how much of the data cloud, or the world's information is in the Netherlands?"

    After encryption is outlawed everywhere else, all of it.