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. -- Be seeing you, http://www.glendale.org.uk Sam. Mail/IM (Jabber): s...@glendale.org.uk -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
