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  "path": "/archives/2026-jan-apr.html#1_April_2026_(Hong_Kong_thugs_demand_people_hand_over_their_passwords)",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-02T08:14:15.000Z",
  "site": "https://stallman.org",
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    "demand people hand over their passwords",
    "David Miranda"
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  "textContent": "Hong Kong has given thugs the power to demand people hand over their passwords.\n\nThe UK has a similar repressive law, which it used on David Miranda when he carried a copy of the Snowden leaks to Glenn Greenwald. It was a terrible mistake for him to carry with him the password to decrypt that data, and likewise a terrible mistake to pass through the UK on his way to Brazil. Someone involved with the Snowden leaks should have told him to avoid those risky choices.",
  "title": "Hong Kong thugs demand people hand over their passwords"
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