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May 5th, 2008

Police go slow with encryption key terror powers

Police go slow with encryption key terror powers: “

Is the threat enough?

New powers to force terror suspects to hand over encryption keys have been used in only eight criminal investigations, prompting fears that police could be bypassing courts by spooking suspects with the mere threat of extra jail time.…

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I already reported on this news item but here is an article with some commentary.

(Via The Register - Public Sector.)

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Posted in Encryption, Parliament, surveillance, terrorism |

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