1.  Although many nations are considering similar bills to deal with encrypted data, only Singapore and Malaysia have so far enacted them.

2.  At the same time, an encrypted data packet will be included in the broadcast signal.

3.  Failure to turn over a decryption key or to convert encrypted data or messages into plain text could result in a two-year prison sentence.

4.  Instead, the committee approved a revised bill that proposes developing a center to help law enforcement with reading encrypted data.

5.  The answer enables one to obtain the key used to decode a particular piece of encrypted data.

6.  The plan would allow a corporation to file the keys to its encrypted data with an independent third party, or even with an in-house keeper.

7.  The White-Markey amendment proposes establishing a technology center to help law enforcement agencies deal with encrypted data during investigations.

8.  A digital certificate is an encrypted data file that includes personal data of the digital identification holder.

9.  Encrypted data can only be decoded with a mathematically generated key.

10.  The amendment also gives the police additional powers of investigation, including access to encrypted data and the right to compel computer administrators to help retrieve required information.