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British Police Demand Access To Encryption Keys
flip-flop writes "In the wake of recent terrorist attacks, police here in the UK have asked for sweeping new powers they claim will help them counter the threat. Among these is making it a criminal offense for people to refuse disclosing their encryption keys when the police want to access someone's files." From the article: "The most controversial of the police proposals is the demand to be able to hold without charge a terrorist suspect for three months instead of 14 days. An Acpo spokesman said the complexity and scale of counter-terrorist operations means the 14-day maximum is often insufficient."
Sure, you can have my encryption key. Here it is:
01100110 01110101 01100011 01101011 00100000 01101111 01100110 01100110
"Simplify, simplify, simplify!" Thoreau
The British contacted the United States Congress today to ask if they could dupe the Patriot Act...
Is to encrypt all new encryption keys.
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I'm waiting for the suit against the UK by the US claiming ashcroft is violating his non-competition clause...
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I use CSS encryption for all my privacy needs. I'm sorry, but I'm afraid that it would be illegal for me to provide you the software code that breaks it.
There is at least one additional rule that goes along with innocent until proven guilty. It's guilty until proven American.
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Uniting the Kingdom by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism
Public use of any portable music system is a virtually guaranteed indicator of sociopathic tendencies. -- Zoso
Does it say?
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Yeah but seriously, who wouldn't *LOVE* to threaten their userbase with that one.
"The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his." - Patton
For bonus points, see if you can get the file onto the hard drive of some politician you hate.
too bad I am dsylecxic my seepling is just aufful.
hire is thee key
the pass code is "My hovercraft is full of eels."
RSA key mynipplesexplodewithdelight
here is a little test message;
Ya! Ya! Ya! Ya! Do you waaaaant...do you waaaaaant...to come back to my place, bouncy bouncy? If I said you had a beautiful body, would you hold it against me? I...I am no longer infected.
Sorry about the writing. Robot fingers, you know? Cliff Steele in DOOM PATROL #23
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Britons United against Greator Govermental Executive Reform Ostensibly From Fear
B.U.G.G.E.R.O.F.F. stands with the government! We cannot allow the morons from The Society Of dissenting Organisms For Freedom to undermine the war on terra! Please write your representative and tell him your views. S.O.D.O.F.F is an extremely dangerous organization which threatens our Purity of essence. Being an american I can only lend moral support. On that note I wish to let all Britons know that the American Society for a Secure Homeland Over Liberty and Equality is here to help!
Together A.S.S.H.O.L.E. and B.U.G.G.E.R.O.F.F are a perfect match.
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the wack jobs that twist them into wanting to kill people in the first place.
"The U.S. government" is less typing.
If other reasons we do lack, we swear no one will die when we attack
But in all this consternation of you arresting me, bag over my head and all that. I totally forgot my passphrase.
Why are you hooking up that generator to two wires that go nowhere?
Oh
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Just use the DVD CSS code to scramble your encrypted files. The MPAA will insist the police are not allowed to have the key, and if the police crack they key, the MPAA will sue them.