detection != decryption. I'm filing this one in the FUD/misinformation department. On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 5:49 PM, Lisa Kachold wrote: > Ah, you guys? > > This is about the ability to determine if: > > 1) a header has been encrypted > 2) a drive has an encrypted partition > > etc... > > It's a security issue. > > Not so much of a political one. That's OT, I believe? > > On 4/30/09, Jim March <1.jim.march@gmail.com> wrote: > > In the US you generally don't need to hide encryption. The 5th > > Amendment usually protects any key stashed in your head. > > > > There's been an exception so far in a case where a guy allowed police > > browsing, they found kiddie porn or so they say, the system got shut > > off, and he wouldn't let them back in by divulging his key. A circuit > > court said he had to give it up. > > > > Lesson: DO NOT let US police search your stuff. You can't then revoke > > that permission reliably. > > > > I do "in your face" whole disk encryption. > > > > Other countries including Britain and Canada differ, and that's where > > hidden encryption matters - or any situation where "rubber hose > > decryption" is even barely possible!!! > > > > Jim > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > -- > www.obnosis.com (503)754-4452 > "Contradictions do not exist." A. Rand > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Thanks and best regards, Ryan Rix TamsPalm - The PalmOS Blog (623)-239-1103 <-- Grand Central, baby! Jasmine Bowden - Class of 2009, Marc Rasmussen - Class of 2008, Erica Sheffey - Class of 2009, Rest in peace.