Friday, May 19, 2006

Government Seeks Power to Demand Your Encryption Keys

The law actually allows UK police to request the master key for encrypted files. Anyone who refuses to comply with the request can be imprisoned for up to two years. In a terrorism investigation, that penalty can be increased up to five years of jail time.

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// posted by Joel Polkinghorne @ 3:32 PM
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