RE: Cryptome: NSA has real-time access to Hushmail servers

["Craig Wright" <Craig.Wright () bdo com au>]

You can not be made to lie. Legally, there are no Government privileges that obligates perjury.

You can be asked to keep quiet and in fact, discussing an ongoing case is risky in any event (NSA or local police).

Regards,
Dr Craig Wright (GSE-Compliance)



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From: Steve Shockley [steve.shockley () shockley net]
Sent: Friday, 28 December 2007 5:11 AM
To: bugtraq () securityfocus com
Subject: Re: Cryptome: NSA has real-time access to Hushmail servers

Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu wrote:
> Note that if they had been served with an NSL (National Security Letter),
> they may be legally *required* to lie about it while cooperating.  Actually
> truthfully saying "Yeah, an NSL showed up and we complied" could land them
> in jail....

Requred to lie, or just required to not disclose the cooperation?