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Re: Mutt & tmp files -- Root is not my Enemy



Alexander Clouter (alexander.clouter@ic.ac.uk) wrote:

> I am the root guy of my own laptop and I can trust myself :)  However a lot
> of countries (uk/us and probably others, lots in the eu I would imagine) have
> encryption laws, not preventing it but permiting them to throw you in jail
> unless you hand over your encryption codes.  If you don't you get a nice big

What, if I someone gets an email encrypted with a
bogus key claiming to, but not belonging to the
recipient? What if I lost the key? Silly law.

> fine and 6 months->2 years in jail (in the uk at least).  Stegraphy is
> probably a better option to avoid this 'problem'

If they find stenographic software on the box, they
will ask you for the mantra, too.

- Rolf



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