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by heikkilevanto 277 days ago
Wonderful idea. All I need to is to create an encrypted file with pedo pictures or terrorist plans or just white noise, send a copy to all my enemies, and tip off the authorities.
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And what happens when your enemies can't produce the decryption key?
In many countries it's prison time

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_disclosure_law

Yea that's extra fun if someone else sent it then. Government puts them in jail for not having the encryption key for something someone else encrypted.
No, that's not all you need to do unless your only goal is to harass your enemies and cause inconvenience.