Encrypting to self

[D.G. Sweiger]

The rumors around the legal folks I know is that 
a U.S. individual that receives a subpeona can not
be compelled to produce and encrypted file.

In RE:Tobacco Settlement, the tobacco concerns have
begun mass encryption of files and letters to avoid
producing these files under a federal civil
subpeona.

dgs




---T Bruce Tober <octobersdad@reporters.net> wrote:
>
> In message <Pine.SOL.3.96.980704001352.17988A-100000@flemming>, Ian
> Goodyer <goodyer@well.ox.ac.uk> writes
> >On Fri, 3 Jul 1998, Carl Ellison wrote:
> >
> >> At 08:43 PM 7/3/98 +0100, T Bruce Tober wrote:
> >> >According to David Swarbrick it is law that you must produce
plaintext
> >> >of any computer file upon request (or warrant?). I will copy your
> >> >message to him if you like and ask him to respond and will post
that
> >> >here if he does. Let me know if you want me to.
> >
> >Yes, please get his opinion.
> 
> 
> Done, I'll let you know if he responds.
> 
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