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Re: Judge orders defendant to decrypt PGP-protected laptop - CNET News


From: Atom Smasher <atom () smasher org>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 11:27:13 +1300 (NZDT)

On Thu, 5 Mar 2009, Steve McKay wrote:

What would be interesting would be if the encryption software were set up to erase the encrypted drive after 3 invalid passwords and the defendant intentionally entered the wrong password 3 times. . .
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and the prosecution provides another mirrored copy of the original drive. that trick will get old, really fast.


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