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Well, it does scale: Just put a guy at the airport that scans all computers passing the check. You got nothing to hide, so why worry? The law clearly states tha
by calgoo 11y ago
Well, it does scale: Just put a guy at the airport that scans all computers passing the check. You got nothing to hide, so why worry? The law clearly states that you need to hand over any password / key when asked.
That is as bad or even worse then mass surveillance, because with mass surveillance you can at least try to be "safe" offline. With this "law", they could get to your data whenever they want. Much more of a police state that mass surveillance (at least in my opinion).
- andrei_says_ 11y agoScan and possibly install something for everyone who handed admin level credentials.
- DanBC 11y agoHere's the law: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/contents http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/contents Here's the bit we're talking about: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/part/III http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/part/III You say > Just put a guy at the airport that scans all computers passing the check. This fails almost every step of the law. The person doing the asking is probably not authorised to do so; the information found isn't found as the result of a statutory instrument; the person doesn't have the reasonable belief that key disclosure is necessary to exercise a statutory instrument; it's not proportionate. > Much more of a police state that mass surveillance (at least in my opinion). If your attacker is a well funded Government you're fucked. This law provides some protections against abuse.
- sievebrain 11y agoAs DanBC has pointed out, you're making assumptions about what the law says that aren't actually valid. There are quite a few safeguards in this law - it represents a compromise position.