Judge orders defendant to decrypt PGP-protected laptop

[Jon Kibler <Jon.Kibler () aset com>]

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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


Jon
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Jon R. Kibler
Chief Technical Officer
Advanced Systems Engineering Technology, Inc.
Charleston, SC  USA
o: 843-849-8214
c: 843-224-2494
s: 843-564-4224
http://www.linkedin.com/in/jonrkibler

My PGP Fingerprint is:
BAA2 1F2C 5543 5D25 4636 A392 515C 5045 CF39 4253


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Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org

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