From: Brian D Williams <talon57@well.sf.ca.us>
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 93 11:51:02 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: it had to happen......
Message-ID: <199312231948.LAA03481@well.sf.ca.us>
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 Bill Stewart writes;

>Assuming the arrest warrant was good not revealing the key to a
>duly authorized court representative would be illegal (ie
>interfereing with a police investigation). If the courts serve a
>warrant for your arrest and the confiscation of data on your hard
>drive (and you refuse to turn the data over even after talking w/
>an attorney) is specificaly mentioned you are opening
>yourself up for another whole world of legal hurt.

>A citizen would have the legal right to refuse prior to talking w/
>an attorney but not after, at that point it becomes witholding
>evidence.

>If the process is legal there should be no reason a citizen can
>refuse to turn over his private keys (I don't believe
>self-incrimination holds here).


 Well no doubt they have his True_Name now. I'm curious as to why
they are so adamant about trying to break the encryption? I get the
impression they don't have much of a case. Don't forget kids to
save those sniffer tracings, they could earn you valuable prizes!

 I won't even go into how dumb it is to try accessing a cracked
system through a single cutout, kids don't try this at home ;)


Brian Williams
Extropian
Cypherpatriot
smarter than your average bear.


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