The game is given away in part III, which admits that the only way in which to deal with criminals who encrypt data is to ask them to tell us their secret code and, if they will not, to imprison them for two years. It is an admission of the inability of any Government to have the technology to bear the new encryption technology. If such technology or techniques existed, the Bill would contain provisions authorising their use, and part III would be unnecessary. Part III and clause 46 do not necessarily impinge on the criminal. However, the process of finding out whether criminal activities are going on might impinge on an innocent person.
Friend is absolutely right.
I was about to deal with that point. No, it is Labour Members who have champagne. I am not a Champagne socialist. The Britishness in me wants to encrypt that order to Tesco and challenge any Government Tory, Labour, Liberal or any other to make me reveal the key. It is my right to do so if I wish.