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Title: Landmark ruling on crypto
Post by: Piru on February 24, 2012, 08:32:29 AM

Court rules that TrueCrypt user cannot be compelled to decrypt hard disk

http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/ops/201112268.pdf

Title: Re: Landmark ruling on crypto
Post by: commodorejohn on February 24, 2012, 01:56:32 PM

Good. I wonder if they won't take this to the Supreme Court, but it's damn good to see the 5th amendment being held fast.

Title: Re: Landmark ruling on crypto
Post by: Tripitaka on March 23, 2012, 01:13:21 AM

Thanks Piru, it's nice to have some good news in these days of control freak psycho governments.

Title: Re: Landmark ruling on crypto
Post by: Bennymee on March 23, 2012, 06:29:39 AM

Quote from: Tripitaka;684866

Thanks Piru, it's nice to have some good news in these days of control freak psycho governments.

Is it always good ?

This man used (problably Truecrypt) encryption:

http://www.security.nl/artikel/35680/1/%22Robert_M._gebruikte_waarschijnlijk_TrueCrypt%22.html

He abused more then 60 young children, the youngest one was 19 days.

Title: Re: Landmark ruling on crypto
Post by: commodorejohn on March 23, 2012, 06:54:44 AM

Quote from: Bennymee;684881

Is it always good ?

This man used (problably Truecrypt) encryption:

http://www.security.nl/artikel/35680/1/%22Robert_M._gebruikte_waarschijnlijk_TrueCrypt%22.html

He abused more then 60 young children, the youngest one was 19 days.

"First they came for the communists, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist..." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came%E2%80%A6)

Protecting the freedom from self-incrimination is fuçking important, no matter what slime might benefit from it.

Title: Re: Landmark ruling on crypto
Post by: odin on March 23, 2012, 04:58:18 PM

How would forbidding encryption prevent child abuse?