From: Brian D Williams <talon57@well.sf.ca.us>
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 93 09:05:57 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: re it had to happen
Message-ID: <199312231704.JAA23692@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).

Bill, help me out here, if the warrant allows them to confiscate
your harddrive that part I can understand, But if being forced to
provide the decryption isn't self-incrimination, what the hell good
is what we're doing here.


Brian Williams
Extropian
Cypherpatriot



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