This is sorta tangentially off-topc, but I'm not sure where else to ask. As many of you probably heard, the UK is activating a portion of a 6-year-old law that allows them to sieze private keys:
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6073654.html?tag=nl http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6105680.html I'm wondering if anyone has heard of similar happenings in Canada (yes, I'm aware of the increasingly rediculous PKI stance the US gov't has taking). Looking through their laws: http://www.solutions.gc.ca/pki-icp/guidedocs/guidedocs_e.asp And specifically, their PKI Confidentiality Certificate Policy: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/eservices/pki/ext-cp-conf-e.html And things seem pretty sane... but I thought I'd see if anyone out there had heard of any existing or purposed "the gov't can request your private keys at any time" in Canada. Thanks, -- Phil Dibowitz P: 310-360-2330 C: 213-923-5115 Unix Admin, Ticketmaster.com "I don't need a reference, I have you!" - Pippenger, to me.
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