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roenxi a day ago

Are we damning the UK with faint praise now?

I'm not even sure how much practical difference there is between 5 and indefinite in practice, 5 years is a long time. I imagine it is pretty life-destroying. Especially for the crime of having something on your phone that you want to keep private.

> If it’s not about nation security or CSAM, it’s two.

I am sure we all get what you mean, but there is a comic interpretation in vaguely-Soviet style here where if someone hasn't done anything wrong they only get 2 years. I'm going to spend some time this weekend making sure my encryption is plausibly deniable where possible.

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idiotsecant a day ago | parent | prev [-]

You're unsure of the difference between 5 and infinity?

deejaaymac a day ago | parent [-]

5 years in prison can destroy your life easily, so yeah, what's the difference?

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watwut a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Easily something like 45 years of difference. It is really not necessary to lie, no matter how much you hate UK or Europe.

Gud 11 hours ago | parent [-]

It wasn't a lie. the 5 years can be extended. See the comment by cortic elsewhere in the thread.