Impacts of birthrate decline
This POSTnote considers the potential impacts of birthrate decline, including on the workforce and the provision of public services.
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Data Encryption (2 MB , PDF)
Encryption is the process of converting information into a form that is intelligible only to someone who knows how to ‘decrypt’ it to obtain the original information. It is commonly used in connection with electronic data, whether stored on a computer or transmitted over an unsecured network such as the Internet.
This POSTbrief discusses what factors affect the reliability of encryption, and the challenges associated with ‘breaking’ encryption. It updates the technical background in POSTnote 270 on data encryption.
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Data Encryption (2 MB , PDF)
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Approved work: Violence Against Women and Girls in schools and among children and young people
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Approved work: Electronic Warfare
This POSTnote will provide an introduction to electronic warfare including, what it is, how it’s being used, and its potential implications for both military operations and civilian infrastructure.
