Encryption Law by Country
Where strong encryption is a right, restricted, or compelled. National law and policy, mirrored per country.
Source: Global Partners Digital, World Map of Encryption, updated 2026-07-02. Full data at www.gp-digital.org/world-map-of-encryption
Encryption Law by Country (196)
General right to encryption
No known legislation or policies.
Mandatory minimum or maximum encryption strength
No known legislation or policies.
Licensing/registration requirements
No known legislation or policies.
Import/export controls
No known legislation or policies.
Other restrictions
No known legislation or policies.
Obligations on individuals to assist authorities
No known legislation or policies.
Obligations on providers to assist authorities
The Electronic Communications Act requires network operators and service providers to retain certain data on traffic and location, as well as data relevant for the identification and registration of their customers. Such data may only be retained for limited purposes such as for national security, the prevention of crime, to investigate, reveal and prosecute criminal offenders or for the unauthorised use of a system for electronic communications. Under Article 181 of this Act, network operators and service providers are also required to provide necessary technical and organisational conditions which would enable competent government agencies to take over such data. This would oblige a network operator or service provider to decrypt encrypted data when required to do so by a court order. A copy of the Electronic Communications Act can be found here .
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There is currently no legislation in Montenegro regarding the general right to encryption, nor regulations on the strength of encryption technology, its licensing, or sale. However, the country’s Electronic Communications Act requires network operators and service providers to retain certain data on traffic, location, as well as data relevant customer data in specific cases such as for national security, the prevention of crime, to investigate, reveal and prosecute criminal offenders, or for the unauthorised use of a system for electronic communications. This law also obliges network operators and service providers to decrypt encrypted data when required to do so by a court order.
Murphy's Law