Strong encryption

[Colin Law]

On 25 January 2011 04:26, Basil Chupin <blchupin at iinet.net.au> wrote:
> On 25/01/2011 10:08, Robert Holtzman wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 04:11:51PM -0700, Doug Robinson wrote:
>>>
>>> Does anybody have a feel for the problems associated with
>>> distributing software that employs Strong Encryption.
>>>
>>> I have looked around and there is a number of good things
>>> out there but I wonder if the US Feds are still throwing
>>> hissie fits every time this stuff appears in public?
>>
>> They probably are but since Phil Zimmermann, the creator of PGP,
>> beat them in court I don't think you have too much to worry about.
>> Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
>>
>> Note: I am *not* a lawyer and the above is *not* legal advice.
>
> There was an article recently about a person who was placed in jail for
> contempt of court because he refused to provide the "authorities" his
> encryption key to the data on his computer. I cannot remember in which
> country this occurred whether it was USA, or Australia, or Britain :-( . (I
> *think* that the article was on BBC Online but I am not sure.)

I think it was in the UK, a guy was charged with child pornography and
would not provide the key for an encrypted disk, no prizes for
guessing why.  I believe he was found guilty anyway.

Colin

>
> But in the same article it came out that, say, in the USA you MUST provide
> your encryption key on demand by "the spooks" if they feel that you are
> being 'naughty' and trying to act like a 'terrorist' (and of course all
> Americans it seems are 'terrorists' as they are under surveillance by at
> least 3 'spook' organisations :-) ).
>
> BC
>
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