BBC Online 24/3/2000: "MI5 laptop snatched"

[David Wadsworth]

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In article <1.5.4.32.20000324112726.0135430c@192.168.0.65>, Donald
Ramsbottom <donald@ramsbottom.co.uk> writes
>At 09:38 24/03/00 -0000, you wrote:
>>Lucky the chap wasn't enroute to Cheltenham with GTAC's main key archive,
>>eh? Where was it GTAC is going to be physically located Simon ?
>>
>
>My thoughts entirely, not very reassuring is it, and presumably the MI5
>operative had a considerably higher standard of training in security matters
>than say the average DC from Anytown local nick, and he was still able to
>"loose" a Notebook, the contents of which are largely irrelevant, compared
>to the fact that it happened at all.
>
>Donald Ramsbottom LL.B, BA (Hons).
>
>RAMSBOTTOM & Co. Solicitors
>
>Internet Law & Global Cryptology Law Specialists
>
>
Ah, we can be re-assured though, according to the press the data on the
laptop was heavily encrypted :-) I wonder what would be considered light
encryption? ROT13 ?
Conflicting theories in the press are that the laptop was stolen when
the operative put it down for a second, and an opportunistic thief made
off with it, but other reports say that he put it down when he was
distracted by people asking for advice, which raises the possibility
that it was a planned theft .
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David Wadsworth         | Tonto.... I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas
dwadsw@etna.demon.co.uk | anymore        .....The Lone Ranger of Oz
   

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