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Increasing Wiretapping Spurs Use of Encryption in Italy

Drumming up business would seem to be an easy task for those who sell encrypted cellphones in Italy. All they have to do is browse the major newspapers for likely customers. When it comes to phone tapping, Brazil, Greece and Spain are other desirable markets, the encryption companies say, but in Western Europe, Italy remains peerless.

Phone Taps in Italy Spur Rush Toward Encryption, New York Times, April 29, 2007.