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

[David Parkinson]

At 12:53 PM 24-03-00 +0000, Ian G Batten wrote:

> > 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 ?
>
>DES.  Isn't stuff at Secret and above protected with all those
>mysterious GCHQ algorithms, which are themselves classified?  Various
>bridges, smelly fruit, etc, etc.

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