David Howe wrote: >> No, the various provisions of the Constitution, flawed though it is, >> make it clear that there is no "prove that you are not guilty" >> provision (unless you're a Jap, or the government wants your land, or >> someone says that you are disrespectful of colored people). > Unfortuately, this is not true in the UK - the penalty for > non-decryption of encrypted files on request by an LEA (even if you > don't have the key!) is a jail term.
Dave, a) it's not law yet, and may never become law. It's an Act of Parliament, but it's two-and-a-bit years old and still isn't in force. No signs of that happening either, except a few platitudes about "later". b) Plod would have to prove you have the key, and refused to give it, before you got convicted. Kinda hard to do. c) you already know this!!! -- Peter Fairbrother
