Here are this week’s links… otherwise known as things that I would have blogged about, if I had time to do so…
- Beleaguered bear in bridge rescue (in Pictures)
- UK can now demand data decryption on penalty of jail time
- Burmese monks ‘to be sent away’
- 20 Most Amazing Coincidences
- 10 Reasons To Eat More Chocolate
RE: UK can force decryption: When will Stephensons dream of the ultimate, international crypto vault become a reality?
I thought the article about encryption in the UK was interesting. It reports that there would be a penalty, possibly jail, for refusing to decrypt something. Some would be alarmed and the article acts as if all big banks will be handing over encryption keys to the government. The intent and likely application will be individual cases where the government does a lawful search which would decrypting data for a specific case. It sounds like reasonable powers that needs to be monitored for abuse.
I enjoyed reading the lists of coincidences and (to a slightly lesser extent) the reasons for eating more chocolate. Thanks for sharing the links!
I went back to read the followup from last week about the guy who got arrested in Circuit City as well… Very happy to see him cleared, and I still hope he sues them as well.
Kim:)