Yes, and I'm sure that the government's (in any country) will word these cases in there own favour and make anyone who uses this technology look like the bad guys
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________ Michael Griffiths - IT Systems Administrator Direct dial: +44 (0) 113 2763422 | Office: +44 (0) 113 2710033 - Ext: 203 | Mobile: +44 (0) 788 1957504 Address: Arc House | Middleton Grove| Beeston | Leeds | LS11 5BX | UK Email: michael.griffi...@arc-intl.com Please consider the environment before printing this email. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________ -----Original Message----- From: gnupg-users-boun...@gnupg.org [mailto:gnupg-users-boun...@gnupg.org] On Behalf Of David SMITH Sent: 13 August 2009 14:30 To: gnupg-users@gnupg.org Subject: Re: Two convicted in U.K. for refusal to decrypt data On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 06:59:55AM -0400, Charly Avital wrote: > Faramir wrote the following on 8/13/09 3:32 AM: > > Unfortunately, it is not unusual people forgets the passphrases > > used to protect files, or secret keys... > > "Two people have been successfully prosecuted for *refusing* to > provide U.K......." You are, of course, assuming that the reporting is correct in its implication that the defendants either admitted to having access to the keys, or that it has been proven that they do have the keys. I remember a lot of discussion at the time that the RIP bill was being pushed through about the difficulty of proving that you don't have access to a particular piece of information. The RIPA is a particularly nasty piece of legislation in this respect. -- David Smith | Tel: +44 (0)1454 462380 Home: +44 (0)1454 616963 STMicroelectronics | Fax: +44 (0)1454 462305 Mobile: +44 (0)7932 642724 1000 Aztec West | TINA: 065 2380 GPG Key: 0xF13192F2 Almondsbury | Work Email: dave.sm...@st.com BRISTOL, BS32 4SQ | Home Email: david.sm...@ds-electronics.co.uk _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users To ensure an optimal service, the ARC INTERNATIONAL Group uses the most powerful antiviruses and antispam systems currently available. This message and any attachments (the "message") are intended solely for the addresses and are confidential. If you receive this message in error, please delete it and immediately notify the sender. Any use not in accordance with its purpose, any dissemination or disclosure, either in whole or in part, is prohibited without formal approval. The internet cannot guarantee the integrity of this message; ARC INTERNATIONAL (and its subsidiaries) shall (will) not therefore be liable for the message if modified. _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
