It is an extension of the guilty until proven innocent doctrine that is now beginning to pervade all aspects of law enforcement, not unlike what happens in police states. Probable cause, due process and court ordered search warrants have been thrown out in favour of broad powers at the click of a mouse, especially when it comes to electronic privacy of individuals and surveillance concerns. On Tue, 2015-07-14 at 13:20 +1200, Eric Light wrote:
Wait a minute. They want to be able to coerce people into providing their passwords...
... with no threshold of suspicion?
Thought police, anyone?
Eric
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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.”
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