Observer Leader calls for escrow

[James Fidell]

Quoting Caspar Bowden (cb@fipr.org):

> ...
> There are, however, important initiatives that Mr Blunkett could take.
> By far the most effective would be the curtailing of the complex
> encryption terrorists use to protect their communications. Organisations
> using encryption codes legitimately should be obliged to give the
> electronic key to the appropriate police authority in advance. 

I found the juxtaposition of the above with:

  The key question that must continue to be asked of Mr Blunkett is
  whether constraining personal liberty and further extending the state
  will improve our security by a shred.

quite odd.

James