On Monday, February 4, 2002, at 01:46 PM, Paul Merrill wrote: > There is a significant difference between smart and > honest. This method allows for blackmail to release > the encryption keys -- "We can't allow this to be > released until you prove that it is not Bad data, so > cough up the Keys to the Kingdom or we keep the > hardware." -- this method is especially helpful when > you don't have a good enough case for the punishment > to be "sufficient" and you need the extra fine of > harware and loss of income. >
If the JBTs have seized the computers and made arrests, then probably losing $3000 (high end estimate, based on current prices) worth of computer gear is probably the least of one's concerns. A good shyster charges that for just a few hours' worth of consultation. Of course, a few pounds of Semtex costs a lot less, and may rid the world of a few hundred JBTs. ObSuperBowl: "By using encryption, you are helping the terrorists." --Tim May
