Police control of classified information

ukcrypto@chiark.greenend.org.uk ukcrypto at chiark.greenend.org.uk
Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:18:24 +0100


Quoting Roland Perry <lists@internetpolicyagency.com>:

> While many people are understandably baying for blood, I can see why  
> people can become too comfortable with the idea of stepping from an  
> official car (no doubt reassuringly expensive) into an official  
> building, inside a highly protected cordon, but while clutching  
> something with protective marking.

The fact it left his *room*, let alone the building, without being  
secured is the bad thing.  Sure, all staff in the building might be  
vetted, but that doesn't mean you want them being able to read SECRET  
documents.