burden of proof / keys or plaintext
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Sat, 14 Aug 1999 10:34:16 +0100
Just got back from a trip ....
> David Swarbrick wants clarification of:
> > 20.--(1) Every power which is conferred by an enactment to which
> > this section applies on a constable who has entered premises in
> > the exercise of a power conferred by an enactment shall be
> > construed as including a power to require any information
> > contained in a computer and accessible from the premises to be
> > produced in a form in which it can be taken away and in which it
> > is visible and legible.
I'd imagine that the government has heard of the internet by now.
If a large chunk of the net's content is "accessible from [your] premises"
and is all "contained in a computer" what steps might you be required to
take to allow it all to be taken away legibly ?