Police Access to Encrypted Messages - BNA Electronic Commerc

[Yaman Akdeniz]

> It is possible, of course, that she is against the proposals but why
> all this leaking and secrecy?  Come on DTI, Home Office or GCHQ or
> whoever you are - let's hear directly what you are trying to do in
> our name and why you believe this to be necessary. And let us also
> have some real evidence to back the need.

While I do agree with all of what Brian said, I would like to hear 
from the DTI officials especially from David Hendon more about this 
story as his name has been cited in it.

I have waited all day for a comment but not a single line which 
indicates a no comment. David hendon had some useful comment on 
another encryption related (satellites etc) recently on this list and 
I really appreciated that but would like to see some clarifying 
comments on this issue as well. As Brian says what is all this 
secrecy for ? 

The government person wanted to remain anonymous in that article  and 
she did but anonymity is one of the concepts that will suffer most if 
key recovery and key escrow systems are implemented as the encryption 
policy.

Yaman


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Yaman Akdeniz <lawya@leeds.ac.uk>
Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties (UK) at:
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/law/pgs/yaman/yaman.htm

Read CR&CL (UK) Report, 'Who Watches the Watchmen'
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/law/pgs/yaman/watchmen.htm
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