Jack Straw' View

[Owen Blacker]

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Would it not be covered by the Computer Misuse Act. Either that or as
simple larceny -- theft of something as æthereal as data (be it an
encryption key or otherwise) is surely still theft.

Theft of a signature key could surely be linked with fraud (or attempt
or intent to defraud).

I dunno... IANAL and all that   :o)


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Owen Blacker
Senior Internet Developer and InfoSec Consultant, pres.co
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From: "Roland Perry" <roland@linx.net>
To: <ukcrypto@maillist.ox.ac.uk>
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: Jack Straw' View


> [deletia]
>
> To be honest, I don't know what the penalty is for stealing a key
today;
> or even what statute would apply.
>
> As a matter of crypto policy [on topic for once] what do people
think
> the penalty *should* be, and does that penalty come into the
"serious"
> category?


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