[Gllug] Editors

[David Freeman]

 --- Bruce Richardson <brichardson at lineone.net> wrote: > On Sun, Jul
29, 2001 at 06:17:49PM +0100, Tom Gilbert wrote:
> > Fine. It's just that I can see the need to protect data from your
> mate
> > down the pub borrowing your laptop, but I cannot see the need to
> "deny
> > the higher levels on a StegFS" from the authorities unless you are
> doing
> > something illegal.
> 
> That's your problem.  Why should anybody be forced to give up private
> data when there is no evidence of criminal activity?  As the law
> stands
> now the authorities can demand acces to any encrypted data without
> needing any reason or any kind of warrant.  Failure to provide access
> is
> a crime in itself.

Exactly, you have hit the nail on the head, so to speak, I can not
trust the authorities on many things and disagree with them on most,
thus I can not trust them to do the right thing.

> This gives the authorities power to invade personal privacy in the
> most
> oppressive manner and is ripe for abuse.  The fact that it may not be
> being abused now is no guarantee that it will not be abused in the
> future.

Exactly, and I do not trust anyone to not abuse this.

Thanks

D
 
> -- 
> Bruce
> 
> A problem shared brings the consolation that someone else is now
> feeling as miserable as you.
 

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