Wait a minute. They want to be able to coerce people into providing their passwords... ... with no threshold of suspicion? Thought police, anyone? Eric -------------------------------------------- Q: Why is this email five sentences or less? A: http://five.sentenc.es On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 12:59 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro < ldo(a)geek-central.gen.nz> wrote:
I would say this relevant to everybody in New Zealand or visiting New Zealand, Linux user or not.
“Powers that would require a person to provide a password or access to their electronic device will be useless if their material is instead stored online, Customs Minister Nicky Wagner admits.
However, Ms Wagner insists such a change to legislation is necessary and will still enable Customs to catch people with illegal material.”
< http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=11480330
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