Reply to post: "Terrorists / IS / bigtime criminals" already do use encryption, they have done for years."

UK's internet spy law: £250m in costs could balloon to £2 BILLION

John Smith 19 Gold badge
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"Terrorists / IS / bigtime criminals" already do use encryption, they have done for years."

"It's about population control, not crime reduction."

These are the usual excuses for this sort of law.

That they are used does not meant they actually mean anything.

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