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1996-03-28 - Re: So, what crypto legislation (if any) is necessary? (Was List O’ , , shame)

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From: Black Unicorn <unicorn@schloss.li>
To: Rich Burroughs <richieb@teleport.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1996-03-28 06:44:45 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 14:44:45 +0800

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From: Black Unicorn <unicorn@schloss.li>
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 14:44:45 +0800
To: Rich Burroughs <richieb@teleport.com>
Subject: Re: So, what crypto legislation (if any) is necessary? (Was List O' , , shame)
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On Mon, 25 Mar 1996, Rich Burroughs wrote:

> On Mon, 25 Mar 1996, Simon Spero wrote:
> 
> > 
> > If the Leahy bill is unacceptable, what legistlation is necessary? I 
> > can't see how the use of cryptography in the commission of a crime needs 
> > to be a separate offence, but I could see how it could be treated as a 
> > special circumstance - that doesn't really needed a new law though.
> [snip]
> 
> Good question.
> 
> Along this line -- what are the penalties for withholding other types of 
> possible evidence from investigating officers?  It seems that often the 
> penalites for "computer crimes" are more harsh than for the "normal" 
> version of the crime.  Is that the case with the penalties in Leahy's bill? 

I have personally been involved in cases involving fines of $75,000 per 
day for noncompliance with a grand jury subpoena duces tecum calling for 
the surrender of banking documents.

> 
> ______________________________________________________________________
> Rich Burroughs  --  richieb@teleport.com  --  psu07973@odin.cc.pdx.edu
> http://www.teleport.com/~richieb --- Opinions are mine, not Teleport's
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