PGP Ruled as Relevant For Criminal Case

waytoomuchcoffee writes "A Minnesota appeals unamimously ruled in a child porn case that "the existence of an encryption program" on the defendants computer could be admitted as evidence of criminal intent. The article doesn't mention if this can be taken into account for sentencing too."

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Re:Encryption use != evil

[Em Ellel]

You might as well say that "The fact he knew that what he was doing was wrong was supported by the fact that he didn't tell anyone about it." A right to privacy should be guaranteed. I shouldn't have to defend my use of tools which help ensure my privacy

Yeah, just like that amendment allows you to kill random people with your gun because you know, you have a right to your gun, and that right should be guaranteed, so anything you do with it is your right and thus cannot be questioned.