-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 8:05 PM, Keith Medcalf <kmedc...@dessus.com> wrote:
> > Without a warrant, there is an absolute right to privacy. > It continues to exist right up until either (a) one party chooses > to give up that privacy or (b) a third party arrives with a Court > Order. This is simply a covenant between two parties to preserve > that "private" state unless lawfully compelled by lawful process > otherwise. In other words, a covenant to adhere to the rule of > law and the courts in the event of any dispute between the parties > or any third party. It sure seems like a good thing to me -- and a > covenant I would hope anyone I do business adheres to. > That's funny. You're assuming that the MLAT [1] process works -- it doesn't. - - ferg [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_Legal_Assistance_Treaty -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP Desktop 9.5.3 (Build 5003) wj8DBQFLPCSVq1pz9mNUZTMRAmtnAKCMrUkoeVmgHf+4z5/os5zfuVKLkwCgkE1G cq4Iv0qlUZD6V6/txAPoh3Q= =4RZt -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawgster(at)gmail.com ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/