On Fri, 2004-12-17 at 19:32, Volker Kuhlmann wrote: > > Or the contemporary slightly more civilised but otherwise identical > variant of the Brits: > > Police to you: give us your encryption keys now or else we'll take you > straight to the bunker. > > Volker
I do recall reading an article in the Press (I think) several years ago that said: It is illegal to use any encryption higher that 256 bit in the U.S. - as I recall the article said that anything higher is EXTREMELY difficult for the spooks at Langley to crack. In the U.K. you can use anything you like but you must hand over the key, on demand, to their 'agencies'. Refusal will get you a custodial holiday and put onto every security list that they have. Maybe things have changed but I very much doubt it. Rowan
