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[Ian G Batten]

On Tue, 12 Mar 2002, Caspar Bowden wrote:
> What will NTAC do?
> 
> Respond to the threat to public safety from criminal use of encryption.

I presume they mean ``the use of encryption by criminals''.  Or have
they been given the power to create offences without legislation?

> The highest level of security for keys and other sensitive information
> relating to key holders will be afforded by NTAC. Technical security
> will be a specific object of the NTAC implementation project. Physical
> security will be provided by locating NTAC within the Security Service
> headquarters.

That's reassuring.  The very people with the highest motive to covertly
obtain and store long-term keys and the people entrusted with protecting
them.

ian