Is 'Encrypt to self' a legal requirement?

[David Hamilton]

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In comp.security.pgp.discuss, somebody recently said:

>In the U.K., you _don't_ encrypt messages to yourself at your own risk. 
>In the U.K. law says you must include yourself as a message recipient when
>using public key (asymmetric) cryptography. Now, what I'm wondering is how
>long you must keep such messages.

I find this hard to believe. Does anyone know please?


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