I recall hearing of exactly that occurring, yes. The secret police can not only force you not to speak, but to publicly declare everything is fine.
On 30 May 2014 14:44:32 GMT+01:00, Lance Cottrell <[email protected]> wrote: >On May 30, 2014, at 4:56 AM, [email protected] wrote: > >> >> | >> | Could this non-notice be a Lavabit/Silent Circle type >announcement/warning? >> | >> >> We need, somehow, a safe word for such projects. Presumably one >> that is triggered by a failed keep-alive. This has been discussed >> before variously, but it may be an idea whose time has come. Design >> will require choices between false alarms and silent failure. >> >> --dan >> > >A deadman switch for NSL alerts would make for an interesting case. >Would a judge rule that you had “spoken” about the NSL by failing to >send the keep-alive messages, thus compelling you to continuously speak >the lie that you have not received one? > >-- >Lance Cottrell >[email protected] -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
