[fsuts]

By raising the profile of airport seizures all it means is that serious criminals will wipe their devices prior to travelling and restore afterwards/buy a new device for travel.

The powers of investigators special rights and abilities rely on them being used very rarely. Last thing the terrorism investigators want is media coverage exposing their tactics.

[tencentshill]

They are trying to make buying a burner phone illegal as well. Pushing a rule to require an ID to buy any SIM.

[Cider9986]

You don't need a phone number to use a phone.. It's not secure messaging at all anyway.