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> Europe is preparing for the Russia invasion from one side, and betrayal by the US from the other.

Let's assume for a moment that would be true. And let's also ignore the lack of a nuclear weapons in most EU countries.

How does breaking encryption for normal people help? Spies and Operatives will just use PGP and ignore these laws, because that's what spies do.

Mind you I don’t believe this, but the logic is if encryption is banned, then anyone using it will be easier to find like spies.

Before online encryption, spies still used code books but having one in your house was essentially proof you were a spy.

Didn’t spies just use common books like war and peace or the bible