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violinist  ·  3433 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: UK to actively counter strong encryption

Like was mentioned above, encryption is already used in so many places on consumers' devices that it's unlikely many of them even know they're using it. If the development and distribution of secure technology is not attacked, there would need to be a massive educational campaign to inform consumers of what technology is being made illegal. I can't imagine that this is practical—I don't think Apple, Google, banking sites, or many of the other providers of encryption will change their practices to enable back doors, and without much broader knowledge by consumers of what software devices use encryption, there won't be a shift in user behavior to avoid cryptography.