Re: A Trial Balloon to Ban

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From: Mark Turner
Date: Sun, 01 Nov 1992 20:28

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In article <1992Oct29.131705@kuttner.sfc.sony.com> weaver@kuttner.sfc.sony.com writes:
>|> If they want to, they can force you to hand over crypto keys just like that.
>
>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.

There are probably a few of us Brits that would like to know. If such 
legislation is in place here then it certainly hasn't been publicised
very well.

Does the proposal affect encrypted material passing _through_ the states?
What if I send encrypted email from the UK to someone on the other side of
the world that can only be reached by crossing a portion of the Internet
in an area covered by such legislation.

Regards,

Mark.

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