UK To Ban Crypto In Devices, Email And More

[Tom]

On Fri, Nov 06, 2015 at 03:45:12AM -0500, grarpamp wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 12:11 AM, Joseph Gentle <me at josephg.com> wrote:
> > The government doesn't care about *us*. They care about making
> > sure the remaining 99% of citizens are monitored.
> 
> In war (note the rising "war on crypto" rhetoric among parliaments),
> a smart attacker generally aims for the officers, generals, supply lines
> etc, not the cannon fodder 99% on the front lines. Therefore you can
> expect them to take extra special care of you the 1%.

Also, they will NOT use the system to find evidence against already
known suspects but to find suspects in the first place. And this makes
you suspect:

a) you avoid certain communication channels, i.e. don't use social
  networks or leave your phone turned off while meeting with someone.

b) use encryption.



- Tom