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- Subject: Re: Limits on the Use of Cryptography?
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- From: jim.wenzel@grapevine.lrk.ar.us (Jim Wenzel)
- Date: 12 Dec 92 21:37:00 GMT
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- Iain Mccord * The case you are talking about is one where you have
- shown that the investigating officers have already decided
- that the defendant is guilty. The lack of any other
- evidence than some encrypted data on a computer disc
- indicates, to me, that they are more interested in
- harassing him than the possibility that they may have the
- wrong man.
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- Actually I know very little about the case and only posted
- originally as I thought it would be of interest to this group.
- Primarily because it presented some interesting 'real life'
- questions.
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- These things I do know (or have learned from others who know.)
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- The 'suspect' is a repeat offender.
- It is common for pedophiles to keep diaries.
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- I need to make this plain, I do not agree with the limits that
- law-enforcement is able to operate within. I do know that if/when
- you encrypt a file with PGP it has *your* signature on it. I do know
- that law-enforcement has extraordinary means at times to bypass some
- of our basic freedoms. I am not condoning these methods, merely
- passing them on for comment.
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- I am as interested as anyone on the conversation that ensues based
- on these actions but, I must make this plain:
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- I DO NOT CONDONE THE CASE NOR AM I AN ACTIVIST FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
- OFFICIALS. Merely a concerned citizen and sysop who believes very
- strongly in our (US) bill of rights and the travesty that has been
- placed upon it under the "War on Drugs" regime.
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- * SM 1.06 A0059 * "Hex Dump" - Where Witches put used Curses?
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