At 03:27 PM 3/13/96 -0800, jim bell wrote:
There is nothing in Leahy's bill which appears to prohibit the escrow agent from informing the key holder of a request/demand for the key;
On the contrary: See section 2802(c)(4) Section 2802(c)
"(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR RELEASE OF DECRYPTION KEY TO INVESTIGATIVE; OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.-
"(1) CONTENTS OF WIRE AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS.- A key holder is authorized to release a decryption key or provide decryption assistance to an investigative or law enforcement officer authorized by law to conduct electronic surveillance under chapter 119, only if- [...] or "(ii) a certification in writing by a person specified in section 2518(7) [...] stating that- "(I) no warrant or court order is required by law; [...] "(4) NONDISCLOSURE OF RELEASE.-No key holder, officer, employee, or agent thereof shall disclose the key release or provision of decryption assistance pursuant to subsection (b), except as may otherwise be required by legal process and then only after prior notification to the Attorney General or to the principal prosecuting attorney of a State or any political subdivision of a State, as may be appropriate.
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