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UK Law Enforcement Is Against "3-Strikes"

Posted by kdawson on from the swing-and-a-miss dept.

Now that the UK is discussing plans for some form of 3-strikes regime to discourage file-sharing, TechDirt reports that the fans of due process have picked up unlikely allies: the law enforcement and spying establishments fear that a 3-strikes policy would result in far more encryption on the Net, greatly complicating their jobs. "Of course, they're not as concerned about due process and civil rights, as they are about making it more difficult to track down criminals online: 'Law enforcement groups, which include the Serious and Organized Crime Agency and the Metropolitan Police's e-crime unit, believe that more encryption will increase the costs and workload for those attempting to monitor internet traffic. ... A source involved in drafting the Bill said that the intelligence agencies, MI5 and MI6, had also voiced concerns about disconnection. "The spooks hate it," the source said.'" The Times (UK) Online has more details.

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  1. LAWL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    The Serious and Organised Crime Agency, as opposed to what, the Laid-back and Disheveled Crime Buddies?

  2. E7J9D W34F6 by davebarnes · · Score: 4, Funny

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    1. Re:E7J9D W34F6 by BlueStrat · · Score: 3, Funny

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      Strat

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  3. Re:Soo... encryption isn't that useful to begin wi by Bender0x7D1 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Encryption requires the extra step of going to the hardware store and buying a $5 wrench.

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  4. Re:Soo... encryption isn't that useful to begin wi by idontgno · · Score: 2, Funny

    This.

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  5. MI5 and MI6? by Yvan256 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I didn't know they made three more movies, but MI3 sure sucked.

  6. Re:Law enforcement isn't a US sports game by bitt3n · · Score: 3, Funny

    Never really understood this "3 strikes and you're out" theory. Law enforcement is too complex to be modelled after the rules of a US sports game. Can somebody explain how this idiotic idea came about, the thinking behind it?

    What next? You don't go to jail if you say "Simon says" before committing an offence? Police can't arrest you if you're not touching the ground when they catch up with you?

    Actually, maybe it should be more closely modeled. They should have 'balls' in there too. Like, say you try to download a torrent of Iron Man, and it turns out to be dubbed into Swedish. If that happens 4 times, the MPAA has to send you a free movie of your choice.

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