Re: Data retention question

Ian Batten <igb-BFib/[email protected]> Fri, 25 Jul 2014 23:04:00 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.law.cryptography.uk
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 25 Jul 2014, at 20:40, Roland Perry <[email protected]> wrote:

> In article <CC40578D-6D94-4E79-B8AA-B40152DC82FF-BFib/[email protected]>, Ian Batten <igb-BFib/[email protected]> writes
>> "Criminals would like that" is not universal knock-down argument.  Cameras in every
>> bedroom would reduce domestic violence.
> 
> Not very much, it generally takes place elsewhere.
> 
>> You don't have to be a defender of violent abusers to think that it isn't an appropriate response.
> 
> But being able to show where emailed death-threats (eg from an estranged ex-partner) were coming from might help.

We've functioned perfectly well as a society without needing to log the sender of every piece of paper mail
posted.  Why does electronic communication need more accurate logging?

ian