Feds put heat on Web firms for master encryption keys (CNET)

> Expect a few "discoveries" of high-level anti-government "conspiracies" that are thwarted by the virtuous work of the NSA soonish. Putting one or two on the block should be enough to get a few dozen back into line.

There has been an interestingly sharp rise in news stories about paedophiles / terrorists / other unsavouries using tor and similar in the UK press since the Snowden leaks. They are largely news-free scare stories, and I doubt their timing is mere coincidence. The government here have also started pushing for lots more censorship of the Internet. Scary times ahead.