Edward Snowden Leaks Could Help Paedophiles Escape Police, Says UK Government

An anonymous reader writes "Paedophiles may escape detection because highly-classified material about Britain's surveillance capabilities have been published by the Guardian newspaper, the UK government has claimed. A senior Whitehall official said data stolen by Edward Snowden, a former contractor to the US National Security Agency, could be exploited by child abusers and other cyber criminals. It could also put lives at risk by disclosing secrets to terrorists, insurgents and hostile foreign governments, he said."

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But , honestly, couldn't the whole thing be solved with instituting a hunting season w/ no limits? They still have hunting weapons over there don't they?
A list of registered offenders and a box of 12 ga. shells. All that's left is to call for an appt. with the taxidermist.
Personally I'd love a hunting season. I already print off the I.D. pages from the local registry and tack them to lampposts near the offenders home, in case the neighbors didn't know about the registry. What FUN! If they get torn down, I just put them back up again , wheeeeeeeeeeeee! Sneakernet LIVES! Webpages on poles.