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- From: karl@ddsw1.mcs.com (Karl Denninger)
- Subject: Re: Limits on the Use of Cryptography?
- Message-ID: <Bz87vw.JIJ@ddsw1.mcs.com>
- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 01:52:43 GMT
- References: <2229.517.uupcb@grapevine.lrk.ar.us> <27903@optima.cs.arizona.edu>
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- In article <27903@optima.cs.arizona.edu> ho@cs.arizona.edu (Hilarie Orman) writes:
- >In article <2229.517.uupcb@grapevine.lrk.ar.us>, jim.wenzel@grapevine.lrk.ar.us (Jim Wenzel) writes:
- >|> I still post the question:
- >|>
- >|> Since laws will probably be drafted concerning the use of cryptology
- >|> how would you want such a law to read if you had the opportunity to
- >|> shape it.
- >
- >Thanks for asking.
- >
- > The right of the people to use cryptography shall
- > not be infringed. We hold this right to be
- > self-evident and are embarrassed to be involved in
- > writing a redundant amendment.
- >
-
- I believe we already have such an amendment; it's the 5th is it not?
-
- In a criminal trial you are not required to answer >any< question which
- incriminates or tends to incriminate you. The proper words to use when
- asked these questions are:
-
- "I decline to answer on the grounds that it would incriminate or
- tend to incriminate me".
-
- That's it.
-
- --
- Karl Denninger (karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM, <well-connected>!ddsw1!karl)
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