Letwin wants increased penalties for refusal to decrypt

[Nexus]

----- Original Message -----
From: "michael (ukcrypto list)" <ukcrypto@ttfn35.freeserve.co.uk>
To: <ukcrypto@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 11:49 PM
Subject: Re: Letwin wants increased penalties for refusal to decrypt
[snip]
> "The penalty [for failing to decrypt]", states Letwin,
> should be "as serious as the encrypted material".
>

That is impressive - deciding on what the encrypted material is even before
it is decrypted !
What's the point in doing it in the first place ?
*throws encrypted drive in bin to avoid future self incrimination for
nonexistant crime*

Does "argumentum ab auctoritate" now become "aut viam inveniam aut faciam" ?
;-)

Cheers,
            JJ