Re: British Legislation to Compel Encryption Key Disclosure

[Gregory Hicks <ghicks () cadence com>]

> Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 16:43:20 -0500
> From: "Brian Loe" <knobdy () gmail com>
> Subject: Re: [funsec] British Legislation to Compel Encryption Key Disclosure
> Cc: funsec () linuxbox org
>
> Now that is F'd up!
>
> Congrats on finding it - but its an old story, any luck on finding the
> final verdict?

Final verdict?  The guy was found guilty on the basis of the encryption 
software.  He is appealing but is probably going to lose.

> On 5/18/06, Gregory Hicks <ghicks () well com> wrote:
>
> > > From http://www.gigalaw.com/newsarchives/2005_05_01_index2.html
> >
> > #
> > Encryption Software Evidence of Criminal Intent, Court Says
> >
> > A Minnesota appeals court has ruled that the presence of encryption
> > software on a computer may be viewed as evidence of criminal intent.
> > [...]
> > # Read the article: CNET News.com | Posted: 5/25/2005 01:03:00 AM | 
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> > CNET link is http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-5718978.html
>
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