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Why have export controls for cryptography?
I've always heard someone justify the means for export restrictions with "it's for governmental control/spying". In most reasonable countries, the justice system asks people to adhere to the "spirit ...
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How can citizens prevent government-led Internet blackouts?
The United Nations now considers Internet access a basic human right. [PDF]
Despite the questionable effectiveness of Internet blackouts in silencing a populace and preventing uprisings1, it's ...
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Can we still provide confidentiality when cryptography is outlawed?
In certain jurisdictions, use of cryptography by the private sector is limited: e.g. there are reports that in the UAE and other countries not all of the encryption capabilities of the BlackBerry are ...
