On Tuesday 05 October 2010 18:58:59 Chris Dennis wrote:
> Hmmm, is this a problem?
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11479831
>
> Where does the right to privacy meet the need to investigate
> (alleged) crimes?
>
> If a man is innocent until proven guilty, should he be convicted for
> an act that may or may not be hiding evidence of wrong-doing?
He was guilty - of not handing over the password, which is a
crime under RIPA. This made the news some years back when it
was introduced, since in theory you can be jailed for forgetting
a password (or simply not having it - what if the police are
convinced that you're using steganography when you're not?).
I can see the reasons for the law, but don't agree with it.
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