UK Investigatory Powers Bill

[Steve Karmeinsky]

On Wed, May 04, 2016 at 11:15:47PM +0100, MFPA wrote:

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> On Wednesday 4 May 2016 at 6:04:55 PM, in
> <mid:1462381495.2764.63.camel at keith>, keith wrote:
> > Personally I almost realise that
> > some of this may be
> > needed and/or indeed necessary
> By contrast, I am 100% certain that none of it is needed. If "the
> authorities" think they need access to some specific group or
> individual's communications, they can employ plain old-fashioned
> deception to have undercover agents worm their way in and get
> themselves trusted and included in the encryption list.

Unfortunately it doesn't matter if it's needed, it's becoming law (well
it's already law under RIP, but DRIP 'expires' this year, so now
enshrined under IP Act).

It's a blanked law to ensure what's being done already is now legalised.

Steve

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