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title: U.S. Indicts Encrypted Phone CEO
date: 2021-03-12
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author: Cincinnatus
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## Claims Sky Global provided service used by criminal networks

File this is the "is encryption legal to sell" section.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/4adzdj/sky-secure-global-indictment

The US Department of Justice claims they filed the indictment because the firm expressly catered to those committing criminal acts. But actions like this raise concerns about the claims of authorities that encryption, in and of itself, is a prohibited "tool" for sale.