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France’s traditional cryptographic policy is not a bad idea. France does not like cryptography (1). I am not a French insider, nor am I a Francophile or French pundit. I’m just staying that outlawing encryption opens a lot of options.
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Today, I tried to make an easy joke about the French. It backfired. No one in the addressed group knew that France made cryptography illegal in recent history. They were rather incredulous that I could make such an absurd
exclamation. I was stymied by the strength of their remarks. So I investigated the issue further and this is what I found.
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