[BBC] David Miranda feels « invaded » after password disclosure

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A Brazilian man held for nine hours at Heathrow airport under anti-terror laws says he feels « invaded » after divulging his email and social media passwords. David Miranda said his interrogators threatened he could go to prison if he did not co-operate. […]

Former Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer, who helped introduce the Terrorism Act 2000 when Labour was in office, said the wrong law was used to detain Mr Miranda.

« The problem the state is dealing with here is that they worry that some material, if published, might damage national security, » he told the BBC.

« Well, use the powers they’ve got to deal with that, don’t use these powers, which are intended to be used only against people who are or might be terrorists. » […]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23776243