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Article #185Re: the Right of Privacy (was Re: A Trial Balloon to Ban Encryption?)
From: Eric Weaver
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 21:17
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 21:17
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In article <1992Oct29.171911.4872@infodev.cam.ac.uk>, rja14@cl.cam.ac.uk (Ross Anderson) writes: |> We already have a big rights problem and don't need anyone making it worse. |> |> In the UK, the Securities and Investment Board (which is a private company) |> has greater powers of investigation than the police; for example, it can |> compel testimony without a warrant. |> |> If they want to, they can force you to hand over crypto keys just like that. |> They can also delegate powers to recognised professional bodies such as the |> Law Society, and to recognised clearing houses. .... By what act or law can they do that? Doesn't it conflict with the Magna Carta or Brit. Bill of Rights? Inquiring Yanks wanna know. -- Eric Weaver Sony AVTC 677 River Oaks Pkwy, MS 35 SJ CA 95134 408 944-4904 & Chief Engineer, KFJC 89.7 Foothill College, Los Altos Hills CA 94022
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Newsgroups: sci.crypt Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!news.encore.com!csar!foxtail!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!darwin.sura.net!sgiblab!sfcsun!weaver From: weaver@kuttner.sfc.sony.com (Eric Weaver) Subject: Re: the Right of Privacy (was Re: A Trial Balloon to Ban Encryption?) Message-ID: <1992Oct29.131705@kuttner.sfc.sony.com> Sender: weaver@kuttner (Eric Weaver) Organization: SONY Advanced Video Technology Center San Jose, CA USA References: <1992Oct26.180813.7002@netcom.com> <7553@transfer.stratus.com> <1992Oct28.111437.1@zodiac.rutgers.edu> <BwuGz2.LFr@knot.ccs.queensu.ca> <1992Oct29.171911.4872@infodev.cam.ac.uk> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 21:17:05 GMT Lines: 20