@bazzacollins because the alternative was ceding control of the material to the courts
What I don't understand from @arusbridger's blog is why The Guardian agreed to destroy the drives?
-
-
-
@arusbridger You destroyed the data anyway. Surely that's ceding control? -
@bazzacollins@arusbridger I think it's "you can't be prosecuted for what you can't be proven to have possessed". -
@charlesarthur@arusbridger Unless I'm missing the point, it wasn't UK gov's data in the first place. On what grounds could they prosecute?
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
@bazzacollins@arusbridger To avoid lengthy, costly and ultimately pointless legal battle? -
@daithaigilbert@arusbridger Not pointless if it established Government had no right to demand return of hard disks - End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
@bazzacollins ...and hey, the schadenfreude of watching Macs get smashed while data is in the cloud... -
@sbisson@bazzacollins they know there were copies of the data. It was just a bullying tactic. -
@MrBastounis@bazzacollins Rather pointless in that case. -
@sbisson@MrBastounis I struggle to believe there aren't copies of the data somewhere.
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
@bazzacollins Exactly what I took away! Maybe because they *could* without consequence. Give them something and they'll go away.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
@bazzacollins have they not heard of backups?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
@bazzacollins Bonus: you get a lovely story about how the spooks forced you into destroying your hard drives.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
@bazzacollins If the data's backed up elsewhere, why not? The cost of the drives is minimal (and likely insured) and GCHQ goes away.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
@bazzacollins The implication in the comments is court, and unlimited fines...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.