Irish police to be given powers over passwords

Re:Irish police to be given powers over passwords by 35fbe7d3d5b9 on Monday June 14, 2021 @02:09PM (#27506050)

Under the Vienna Conventions, only people with diplomatic rank have full diplomatic immunity. Administrative and technical agents do have diplomatic immunity, but only for actions taken "in the course of their duties."

But it wouldn't matter: documents and archives of the state are inviolable no matter where they are. And the property of a diplomatic mission must remain free of search and seizure.

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Re:Irish police to be given powers over passwords by coldacid on Monday June 14, 2021 @03:48PM (#27507391)

I can't wait for some Irish cop to start a massive diplomatic incident because some embassy worker happened to be in the wrong neighbourhood.

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Re:Irish police to be given powers over passwords by repsilat on Monday June 14, 2021 @06:58PM (#27509419)

I think this is more likely to bite as it pertains to Ireland as a friendly business environment than it does to Ireland as a diplomatic partner.

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Re:Irish police to be given powers over passwords by coldacid on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @03:24PM (#27520247)

Yeah but the diplomatic disaster would have far more entertaining visuals.

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