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If this worries you then look at rubberhose (http://iq.org/~proff/rubberhose.org/)
which gives plausibly deniable encryption which the courts couldn't compel you to
provide keys for.
--- On Sun, 26/10/08, Simon Waters <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Simon Waters <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [LUG] This might be old but...
> To: list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sunday, 26 October, 2008, 12:21 AM
> Jonathan Roberts wrote:
> >
> > The other thing that effects encryption as protection
> is that as part
> > of the RIPA act a person can be required by law to
> hand over their
> > encryption keys, with failure to do so resulting in a
> jail sentence
> > (with longer sentences for terrorist suspects).
> I've had conversations
> > with people who argued that a judge would never
> recognise this as it
> > violates your right not to incriminate yourself, but
> recently a judge
> > did support this and said there were occasions when
> this can be
> > superseded.
>
> IANAL but I think UK law doesn't generally protect you
> against self
> incrimination, so one would have to lose, and appeal to the
> European
> court, who would presumably find in favour of anyone
> convicted of
> choosing not to incriminate themselves.
>
> Or at least until enough case law is established via the
> European courts
> to re-establish the principle of not being compelled to
> incriminate
> oneself in UK law.
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/734018.stm
>
> Either way you are almost certainly best advised to say
> nothing to the
> police until you have proper legal representation and
> advice. As regards
> encryption keys, that is probably more crucial, as handing
> over the key
> is the same as handing over all the encrypted
> communications, plus the
> ability to impersonate yourself, and thus attempt
> entrapment using your
> identity.
>
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