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that 28 day thingy

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
it's reason were to have time to decrypt computer files

by the way, if a computer file is encrypted properly and the password isn't a guessable one, it'd take like 6months to4 years to decrypt or something


why do i talk about this?

because the home office is in talks with microsoft, to allow gvernments backdoor entrances to windows
Professor Anderson said people were discussing the idea of making computer vendors ensure "back door keys" to encrypted material were made available.

The Home Office should enter talks with Microsoft now rather than when the system is introduced, he said.

He said encryption tools generally were either good or useless.

"If they are good, you either guess the password or give up," he said.

word for word it says the 28 day limit was brought in by lies, and that effectively they want the government to have ultimate say over everything


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4713018.stm

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    No decrypter exists yet which can work out whether Tony Blair is telling the truth, or why he's really so keen to bring this in, maybe Microsoft could try doing something about that. Yes, the Government lied to bring this in, and they're still lying now. They can't be trusted with anything.
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