Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org> writes: > On 16/02/17 20:14, Adam Borowski wrote: >> Following good general practice and having the disk encrypted is of no >> help as they force you to enter your password, often with multi-year jail >> time (UK) if you fail to comply. > > Link? I think he's talking about RIPA, in which case: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/section/53#commentary-c19929351 Section 5A: up to 5 years for national security cases (which is pretty much anything these days it seems) or 2 years max otherwise. The "tipping-off" stuff is lovely too: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/section/54 I guess one might end up needing a lawyer to know if revoking one's compromised keys is something that will also get you a 5 year sabbatical. Cheers, Phil. -- |)| Philip Hands [+44 (0)20 8530 9560] HANDS.COM Ltd. |-| http://www.hands.com/ http://ftp.uk.debian.org/ |(| Hugo-Klemm-Strasse 34, 21075 Hamburg, GERMANY
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