On Wed, Feb 06, 2019 at 10:15:54AM -0600, John Goold wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA256 > > On 2/6/19 1:12 AM, 'awokd' via qubes-users wrote: > > kitchm via Forum: > > > ... > >> It is currently illegal by federal law to clear your browser > >> history. > > > > Cite? > > What one does with one's browser history, even assuming one's browser > has a browser history, is clearly not governed by law, except perhaps > in countries like China and Russion. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > iQEzBAEBCAAdFiEEe8Wcf7Po7bts2Rl4jWN9/rQYsRwFAlxbCDgACgkQjWN9/rQY > sRwFfQf+MRGgCma20R/XDSkO0X94ul0kb8p/GfUBQbw7/bbdNKXtawkUtzGqe44I > IExLLsikRRTdHGIMvHVpBXNjQGm2Qh6MdL4v+cd/CN2vtj5Yh2ifk5OF5xt5hb0A > EX+8EYoo5GoF+2urI3IU6NTKBL0tCDiKIcjVIMuxg9ah0mo1QTO5+ewlX5AGlyLS > c2dVDHB3svCIKQ9xrHZxcNLL3WKL6lrOwP/oGuM6NLGJtnBDbS7ihkJA1GMu7m5H > 3hHQFq7vb8/6vNf6L8jqC3MPDbp/zXXwCk1UjLofnbUX+ExVDKPZF43qI8yMiGwN > UkdsgfCZfIQjh1jKGDXhJ2/xyhySvw== > =zjDq > -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
Actually, it may be governed by law in the US, but not in Russia. The FBI have interpreted Sarbanes-Oxley as creating a felony offence where one deletes browser history where there was reasonable expectation of investigation. It has been used against Matanov, a friend of the Boston bombers, and David Kernell, who hacked Sarah Palin's email. The EFF have highlighted this interpretation of Sarbanes Oxley as egregious, but no doubt the authorities deem it necessary. Note that it is NOT illegal in the US to clear your browser history: but it may prove a felony offence to do so. In the two cases cited there were reasonable grounds to suppose that a federal investigation would take place. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to qubes-users@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/20190206163608.t24cbnwjpkffsomp%40thirdeyesecurity.org. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
