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Re: Judge orders defendant to decrypt PGP-protected laptop


From: "Fabio Pietrosanti (naif)" <lists () infosecurity ch>
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:34:49 +0100

Ivan . wrote:
A federal judge has ordered a criminal defendant to decrypt his hard
drive by typing in his PGP passphrase so prosecutors can view the
unencrypted files, a ruling that raises serious concerns about
self-incrimination in an electronic age.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10172866-38.html
  

Like in UK?


-naif

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