Story: Police want power to seize encryption keys
Posted by: Arthur B. (Wednesday 16 August 2006, 11:20 PM)
So we are to believe that terrorists, paedophiles and burglars are computer savvy enough to encrypt their data to such extend that it can't be decrypted by one of the zillions of freely downloadable decrypt programs available on the Internet (never mind the commercial professional decrypt programs and tactics the best our tax money can buy) yet at the same time are computer ignorant enough to not resort to seemingly meaningless file names and getting rid of log files (for which there are also zillions of freely downloadable tools available) and in general are not able to cover their tracks?
And this is good enough reason to do anything but dismissing the responsible persons who have failed us time and time again so far (yet demanding more budget and more powers 'to get the job done' each and every time the word terrorist appears on front pages)?
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Story: Police want power to seize encryption keys
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Encryption keys are _public_ . This won't help th... Ron B. -
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That's an interesting point, thanks.... Graeme Wearden -
The police want powers seize encryption keys; why... Anonymous
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The whole question of encryption needs rethinking.... Anonymous
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Perhaps it is time that civil servants like Simon... Chris Goodman
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All they have to do is talk to matey boy gates you... pete
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So we are to believe that terrorists, paedophiles... Arthur B. -
Why can't there be more people like Arthur B.... Anonymous
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So we are to believe... Ron B.
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It seems as though the law and ever... Myles
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I believe some years ago some Israe... Arthur B.
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Nope. The police can't say hidden data is relevant... Arthur B.
