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Re:UK Home Secretary says encryption on messaging services i... by tonyedgecombe on Sunday March 26, 2017 @07:16AM (#13960188)
She did admit during the interview that these incidents couldn't be completely stopped.
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Re:UK Home Secretary says encryption on messaging services i... by aluhut on Sunday March 26, 2017 @08:22AM (#13960403)
The point is, that they can't be stopped at all.

There is a way to suspect someone may at some point, which is what the UK security apparatus is aiming for but this kind of profiling will end up being a psychological analysis of whole groups of the population. The results won't be great for any of us.

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