The DOJ is trying to force a citizen to give up her encryption key (that's a password to those of us who speak plain English) because they can't break the encryption on her computer. I haven't researched this issue, but it is an interesting question because a password could easily be characterized as the equivalent of a key to a physical lock box or as speech required by the government as an admission that the suspect knows what is on the computer and has control over it.
Cnet is all over this story and even has an interview with the defendant's attorney.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Popular entries
-
Now, here's a tactic I've not yet seen in court (not sure this one will work for us guys).
-
With the price of gas in the modern day, I've looked around at scooters/mopeds a little bit. An interesting thing out there is the 3 whe... -
I've been overwhelmed by the number of questions I've received in response to " Ask the privacy lawyer ". Some of them are...
-
April 23, 2004 In this newsletter: T HE COURT DISMISSES CLAIM THAT THE OWNERS OF THE COMEDY CENTRAL INFRINGED RIGHTS WHEN THEY AIRED A CLIP ...
-
You too can be a Virginia State Trooper: You get a cool vehicle assigned to you (only the Virginian ones at the beginning). You get to dodge...
-
Apparently both the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and Facebook intend to hold separate press conferences tomorrow to discuss the outcome of...
-
New York City has lowest crime rate . Good, now maybe I can finally get somebody to buy that bridge I purchased last year.
-
According to Computerworld Security, Google has started collecting images of European streets for its Street View feature, but is holding of...
-
While people were critically ill in the hospital she stole their keys and burgled their homes .
-
After a very long hiatus, I've been reinfected with the photography bug thanks to acquiring a new digital SLR (some of my recent work i...