Firstly, Clauses 14 and 51 of the Bill set out, for example, strong statutory safeguards restricting the use, copying and retention of material obtained under the new powers. Independent Commissioners will have a statutory responsibility to oversee the safeguards arrangements, and to report any inadequacies to the Prime Minister. Secondly, deploying the highest level of protection for keys and other sensitive information relating to key holders is a specific objective of the technical project to establish the new Technical Assistance Centre which will assist law enforcement over encryption. I do not believe that your laptop analogy quite stacks up. The security that will be given to material such as any keys obtained under the Bill is akin to that given to intercept material now.
Criminals are quick to use the latest technologies in an effort to evade detection.
We would be putting our heads in the sand if we thought otherwise. You talk about fundamental human rights. Protecting individuals' legitimate rights has been uppermost in our minds in developing the RIP Bill. It comes into force in October this year. Article 8 of the ECHR provides a right to privacy.