On Saturday 13 September 2008, johan beisser wrote: > On Sep 13, 2008, at 5:49 AM, steve szmidt wrote: > > Yes, the US had it for a while but a recent ruling has reversed > > that. > > Really? I never heard of it ever being passed in the first place. > > If it's the case I'm thinking of, the key couldn't be compelled from > the guy due to how they were trying to get the key, forcing him to > incriminate or testify against himself.
In the UK, it seems there's such a law. Page 1: http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39282266,00.htm Page 2: http://networks.silicon.com/silicon/networks/mobile/0,39024665,39282266-2,00.htm "The team cracks low-grade encryption using 100 quad-core PCs but for high-grade encryption it relies on the threat of a prison sentence for individuals refusing to hand over passwords or decrypted files." Unfortunately, the article does not mention of the specific law(s) used for said threats. -JCR
