Minnesota court takes dim view of encryption (News.com) [LWN.net]

Minnesota court takes dim view of encryption (News.com)

Posted May 26, 2005 3:53 UTC (Thu) by xoddam (subscriber, #2322)
In reply to: Minnesota court takes dim view of encryption (News.com) by farnz
Parent article: Minnesota court takes dim view of encryption (News.com)

the presence of a tool that can be used to hide evidence could be significant.

I have a flushing toilet, I guess that could be significant too.

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Minnesota court takes dim view of encryption (News.com)

Posted May 26, 2005 7:20 UTC (Thu) by farnz (subscriber, #17727) [Link]

It could well be; in this case, the prosecution were claiming that on top of all the other evidence, there was the possibility that he'd used PGP to hide images on his computer, or to hide communications with other paedophiles.

If they had evidence that you'd been dealing cocaine, and there were traces of cocaine in your bathroom, they could argue that the presence of a flush toilet was significant, as you could have used it to dispose of your stash when you were raided. Same principle applies.