[HN Gopher] Arrested for using Linux and encryption in France
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       Arrested for using Linux and encryption in France
        
       Author : xqcgrek2
       Score  : 15 points
       Date   : 2023-06-10 22:21 UTC (39 minutes ago)
        
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       | otagekki wrote:
       | While that won't erase what the accused have gone through during
       | 16 months(!) of detention, I think it's still good news to see
       | that the State has been condemned for its actions.
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       | The "proofs" for conspiracy were apparently very light and the
       | fact that the accused had used privacy protection measures like
       | TOR and encryption was apparently enough to put a lawsuit against
       | them... I wonder what would happen if a similar case happens in
       | the U.S.: they would have perhaps been suggested to have a plea
       | bargain and plead guilty and serve X years in prison, and maybe
       | liberated after Y years for good conduct. But, oh wait, being
       | convicted of terrorism actually sentences you to 30 years[1] in
       | the U.S. so you'll most likely rot in a cell and be forgotten by
       | everyone except your captors.
       | 
       | [1]:
       | https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/22-31...
        
       | xqcgrek2 wrote:
       | https://www.laquadrature.net/2023/06/05/affaire-du-8-decembr...
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       | (in french)
        
         | jrepinc wrote:
         | And in English
         | https://www.laquadrature.net/en/2023/06/05/criminalization-o...
        
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