Coming soon: &#x27;Strong&#x27; encryption is illegal in the UK without a licence. Banks and other institutions will pay for licences for their websites and their behind-the-scenes comms but also be required to use backdoored crypto where the govt and police and govt agencies hold keys.<p>An inter-country agreement makes us interoperable. All comms are monitored for anything looking encrypted but not decryptable by the state using their keys.<p>It will be an easy sell because those who want full personal privacy will be seen as suspect. It will also make money from licensing.