Judge orders defendant to decrypt PGP-protected laptop

Perry E. Metzger perry at piermont.com
Tue Mar 3 12:26:32 EST 2009


Quoting:

   A federal judge has ordered a criminal defendant to decrypt his
   hard drive by typing in his PGP passphrase so prosecutors can view
   the unencrypted files, a ruling that raises serious concerns about
   self-incrimination in an electronic age.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10172866-38.html

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Perry E. Metzger		perry at piermont.com

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