Key escrow in the UK

[James Davis]

Jeremiah Foster wrote:

> It is not so much the interception of communications that the police are
> interested in, it is the decrypting of data on hard drives captured in
> raids of suspected bomber's homes. In other words, should the police
> have an escrowed key available for use only in situations where they
> have already convinced the court that a search warrant is necessary?

Part three of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act already covers
this. Problem is that like key escrow, this law is pretty ineffective
against serious criminals.

James

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