rolling Firefox back to 2.x

[Tony Arnold]

Nik,

Nik N wrote:
>> I cannot answer your questions about FF3, however, given your security
>> concerns have you considered using an encrypted file system for /home?
>> It would not matter then what FF or any other app does, the files are
>> unreadable by any forensic tools without the pass phrase.
>>
>> Just a thought.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Tony.
> 
> Thanks Tony. In this particular case shredding is better than encryption
> as the potential conflagration (which I alluded to above) could result
> in civil,
> rather than criminal proceedings.In such a case, the user would be served
> with a civil subpoena to produce the decryption key, and refusal to
> self-incriminate would not apply. (even if it might (or might not!) in
> a criminal case).

I did wonder about that scenario. In the UK, a law was passed recently
which allows law enforcement agencies to ask for encryption keys. You
can be locked up for 5 years for refusing to divulge it! And that's in
criminal cases; I'm not sure about civil cases.

Regards,
Tony.
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