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1. ar.al🌻 (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Thursday, 24-Jun-2021 12:31:22 UTC ar.al🌻

   Irish police will have the power to compel people to provide passwords for electronic devices when carrying out a search warrant under new legislation.

   https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57468750

   This is a fundamental attack on basic human rights.

   #Ireland #HumanRights #EU

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   • aab (aab@khp.ignorelist.com)'s status on Friday, 25-Jun-2021 10:49:48 UTC aab

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     While this is a law to take down, and depending on your theat model, only some forms of encryption offering plausible deniability are the answer. I know, I know, your passwords are something authorities should never ask for, but "the law" is quite different depending on where you are...