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by madaxe_again 4392 days ago
It IS "UK Government" - it's a QUANGO, so they can keep it at arms length and wash their hands of it, but be under no illusions, this is a government led initiative for which they ultimately, if not in practice, bear responsibility.

The cynic in me says that this is a deliberate effort to grab as many passwords as possible. It sounds outlandish, but what actions of our rogue agencies haven't been?
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gtirloni 4391 days ago
That would be a waste of resources given the chances of a real criminal testing his/her password strength on a government-operated website are very remote. Even then, they would have to invest in marketing to get people to actually use it when, we all know now, the GHCQ/NSA can simply collect everything at critical infrastructure points.

This looks like a good idea, poorly executed.

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madaxe_again 4391 days ago
You think they're after "real criminals"? Tell me, what is this "real criminal" of what you speak? Is it someone who disagrees with the edicts of the state? Is it someone who has the wrong skin colour?

Occam's razor says you're right, but while they're busy accusing us all of criminal acts, we may as well do the same.

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