Eleanor Saitta <[email protected]> writes: >Has anyone ever seen a case where cryptographic deniability was accepted by a >judge? As far as I can tell, its legal value is a fiction from the >cryptographic community.
I've really been trying to avoid getting sucked into this discussion, but I have to make at least a brief comment: "(technical) deniability" is a geek fantasy that's about as realistic as technical nonrepudiation. The most that you're going to achieve by trying to go down this route in court is to annoy the judge (particularly if presented using the typical geek "I'm smarter than you, you can't touch me" attitude), which isn't going to help your prospects much. If anyone wants to see what "technical deniability" will get them in court, go talk to a prosecutor or criminal defence lawyer. You know, the people who actually know about this stuff but who (AFAIK) have been totally absent from the current discussion thread. Peter. _______________________________________________ Messaging mailing list [email protected] https://moderncrypto.org/mailman/listinfo/messaging
