Minister promises that Part III is coming
Roland Perry
ukcrypto at chiark.greenend.org.uk
Sat, 13 May 2006 12:44:15 +0100
In article
<E35E1FE4BAB9884997825A00F7DD8050048E8753@EUR-MSG-21.europe.corp.microsof
t.com>, Caspar Bowden <casparb@microsoft.com> writes
>Child molesters can:
>
>a) not use encryption at all
>b) keep lots of backup key copies
>c) use a service with key escrow
>
>...those are all practical options (compared to them digging up their
>patio). They are onerous obligations, but imposed on an (assume sane)
>offender convicted of a serious choate crime.
Or (d) Not use computers at all.
Such measures have been used in cases of computer hacking.
And are commonplace when the crime is dangerous driving and the
prohibited tool is a car.
I mention this not as a recommendation, but merely as an illustration of
how the criminal justice system deals with other well known crimes.
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Roland Perry