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Comment Re:Psthetic (Score 1) 85

It isn't, but in Japan as in many other cultures the woman is considered to have joined her husband's family and her showing respect for his family is more important than him showing respect for her family.

Comment Re:implementation? (Score 1) 74

How about a situation in which the police are monitoring an informant or undercover police officer who is with the criminals. They're waiting for something to happen before they enter to make arrests or search, or they're ready to go in and protect their CI or undercover officer if things go wrong. What if one officer wants to tell another that he thinks that the bad guys suspect the informant and they should prepare to move in? He may not name the CI, but if the criminals hear this, bad things will happen. Similarly, how about a hostage situation where a sniper needs to communicate that something has changed and he no longer has a shot? Situations like these call for immediate communication.

Comment Re:Police? (Score 1) 11

There have been criminal investigators in China for over 1,000 years. Each "county" (hsien) was governed by a magistrate, who was charged, among other things, with investigating crimes. He had staff to assist him, including officers who functioned as police officers and a local physician who served as medical examiner.

Comment Re:my local SO is encrypted (Score 1) 74

A possible solution is for the encrypted signals to be automatically stored by a third party, a kind of escrow service. The public would automatically gain access to the stored material after a certain amount of time. The police would be able to flag certain communications as requiring longer term secrecy (say those containing the identities of confidential informants). Those desiring access to communications flagged as not to be released could appeal to something like a Freedom of Information panel, which would decide whether secrecy should be maintained.

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