Re: Registering "Assault Keys"

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From: Ted Wright
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1992 19:00

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In article <8qNqTB4w165w@entropy.mcds.com> morpheus@entropy.mcds.com (morpheus) writes:
>From: morpheus@entropy.mcds.com (morpheus)
>Subject: Re: Registering "Assault Keys"
>Date: Wed, 04 Nov 92 18:43:30 EST
>ron@zooid.guild.org (Secret Mud) writes:
>
>> I believe in being able to protect my data, until I am presented with a court
>> order to allow it to be searched.
>
>I believe in being able to protect my data. (note period) ...
>
>Hypothetically say I have all my data encrypted with 'mega-DES ]I[' - how will
>an "ummm... I can't remember the key, sorry" hold up in court (assuming said
>court had the papers they need, etc).  Would that be perjury?  Can they
>subpeona a mental construct?  What could they legally do?  (legally as in per
>constitution, etc.  Not the FBI's version..)
>
>
>                        --  morpheus@entropy.mcds.com --
>                   Who do you trust when everyone's a crook?
>                                      -qr

Well, "I don't recall" worked well enough for Ronald Reagan.

Ted Wright (wright@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov)
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