I can't tell whether this is hubris, technical naïveté or just an attempt to garner votes. Possibly all three. But let's assume they are proposing a ban on communications methods that cannot be lawfully intercepted (that's certainly how Cameron words it).
Firstly, we know it's technically infeasible, secondly it would have a serious chilling effect on UK Internet companies and the digital economy, and thirdly it would actually take very popular apps and tools from young voters hands. So does he really think people will be panicked enough by the threat of terrorism to vote for it?
It is a wonderful distraction considering the massive budget cuts in the police force. The Met are facing 1.4bn budget cuts. The Border Agency had to cut its budget by 23%. The military are under constant pressure to cut staff and spend less money. Maybe he gives away civil liberties because it doesn't cost him anything.
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I can't tell whether this is hubris, technical naïveté or just an attempt to garner votes. Possibly all three. But let's assume they are proposing a ban on communications methods that cannot be lawfully intercepted (that's certainly how Cameron words it).
Firstly, we know it's technically infeasible, secondly it would have a serious chilling effect on UK Internet companies and the digital economy, and thirdly it would actually take very popular apps and tools from young voters hands. So does he really think people will be panicked enough by the threat of terrorism to vote for it?
It is a wonderful distraction considering the massive budget cuts in the police force. The Met are facing 1.4bn budget cuts. The Border Agency had to cut its budget by 23%. The military are under constant pressure to cut staff and spend less money. Maybe he gives away civil liberties because it doesn't cost him anything.