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- From: lrk@k5qwb.lonestar.org (Mr. Lyn R. Kennedy)
- Newsgroups: sci.crypt,comp.org.eff.talk,alt.privacy,talk.politics.guns
- Subject: Re: Registering "Assault Keys"
- Message-ID: <L1yuTB1w164w@k5qwb.lonestar.org>
- Date: 7 Nov 92 07:37:08 GMT
- References: <721063321.21459@zooid.guild.org>
- Organization: Radio Amateur k5qwb
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- ron@zooid.guild.org (Secret Mud) writes:
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- > From: morpheus@entropy.mcds.com (morpheus)
- > >
- > >I believe in being able to protect my data. (note period) ...
- > >
- > >Hypothetically say I have all my data encrypted with 'mega-DES ]I[' - how wi
- > >an "ummm... I can't remember the key, sorry" hold up in court (assuming said
- > >court had the papers they need, etc). Would that be perjury? Can they
- > >subpeona a mental construct? What could they legally do? (legally as in pe
- > >constitution, etc. Not the FBI's version..)
- > >
- >
- > If you want to deal with lying under oath to a court, go ahead. And would yo
- > also refuse a court order to search your house? If not, then why not? The
- > only difference between searching a house and a disk drive would seem to be
- > that it's a lot easier to defend a disk drive against legal search.
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- You don't have to lie under oath if they are prosecuting you. You can
- refuse to take the stand as a witness against yourself. You can't
- refuse a court ordered search but you can refuse to help.
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