Smashing up computers won't stop spying investigation

[mindwalker_i]

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As New Scientist went to press, details of these incidents were still emerging. But they are puzzling. The existence of offshore servers and encrypted backups makes the seizure of physical devices seem like posturing, akin to shutting the stable door after the horse has been cloned and shipped around the world. Rusbridger noted that his paper's investigation would continue – just not in London

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http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21929312.500-smashing-up-computers-wont-stop-spying-investigation.html

Pretty much what we've all been saying: the smashing up of hard drives was a purely dickish act with no effect on what information is available to report on.