Re: British Legislation to Compel Encryption Key Disclosure

["Thomas C. Greene" <thomas.greene () theregister co uk>]

Her Majesty's govt can have my encryption key if they like.  God bless them if 
they can crack the passphrase, though ;-)

chrz,
t.

On Thursday 18 May 2006 10:33 am, Fergie wrote:
> Via C|Net News.
>
> [snip]
>
> The British government is preparing to give its police the authority to
> force organizations and individuals to disclose encryption keys, a move
> that has outraged some security and civil-rights experts.
>
> The powers are contained within Part 3 of the Regulation of Investigatory
> Powers Act. The RIP Act, also known as RIPA, was introduced in 2000, but
> the government has held back from bringing Part 3 into effect. Now, more
> than five years after the original act was passed, the Home Office is
> seeking to exercise the powers within Part 3.
>
> [snip]
>
> More:
> http://news.com.com/2100-7348_3-6073654.html
>
> - ferg
>
>
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>  Engineering Architecture for the Internet
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