encryption laws (fwd)
Jim Choate
ravage at EINSTEIN.ssz.com
Tue May 20 21:45:58 PDT 1997
Forwarded message:
> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1993 23:04:39 -0400
> From: Allan Thompson <sparky12 at earthlink.net>
> Subject: encryption laws
> Would it be possible for a court to subpeona a encrypted file or key,
>
> and order you to tell them the key ?
> If you didn't would you be held in 'contempt of court' ?
If they had reasonable cause to believe you had knowledge of the key and
were refusing to divulge it under direct order of the court you would be
held in contempt until you were very old and gray.
Jim Choate
CyberTects
ravage at ssz.com
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