Hello Peter!
On Monday, November 15, 2004, 10:22 AM, you wrote:
GF>>> Just like that? Just by wishing? You have absolutely no right to
GF>>> privacy or their desires must come with a good reason to demand
GF>>> your key?
DH>> The good reason is called "anti-terrorism", or "save out
DH>> children".
PP> Any more information on where this demand is regulated? Seems I'm
PP> not well informed enough on this topic, because at least German
PP> laws allow you to don't say anything if you're a suspicious, so
PP> you wouldn't even have to tell your password/passphrase.
In the U.S., you could refuse. Then the law enforcement officers could
take you to court.
Then you could decline to answer on the grounds, given in the 5th
Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, that the answer might incriminate
you.
The judge in the case could then issue an order granting you immunity
from prosecution of any law-breaking of yours which might come to
light as a result of your answer.
If you still refused to answer, he could declare you in "Contempt of
Court" and order you to be incarcerated in jail until such time as you
did agree to answer.
This has actually happened, and it has also happened to journalists
who refused to disclose their sources and were declared in "Contempt
of Court."
PP> Can't imagine right now how these two ("Right to get necessary
PP> information for decrypting" vs. "Right to keep quiet") come
PP> together ...
See above. In the U.S., this is how they come together.
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Best regards,
Mary
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