Number, but a significant proportion of the total population, so that suspicion does not fall on people just for possessing the software - and (2) it should not be possible to tell the difference between machines where the users use the software regularly, and machines where the software has never been run. One way or another, some file encryption software would have to be in widespread use that has these two properties: (1) it's deployed on a large number of people's machines - not just a large absolute But to prevent suspicion falling on people just for encrypting files in the first place, requires a human solution as well as an engineering one.
Is there a software solution to this problem - a way that people can encrypt files on their computers, without arousing the suspicion of law enforcement if the computers are seized?įile encryption, if properly implemented, is generally considered mathematically unbreakable. Another UK woman's case had attracted attention two years ago, when the government demanded she give up her encryption keys after the police found encryption software on her computer, but the police say she was not one of the two defendant's charged. Police in Britain have announced that two people have successfully been prosecuted under a UK law that forces defendants to give up their encryption keys and penalizes those who don't comply.
Hit the link below for the rest of Bennett's thoughts. Here are some theories on how that could happen - but it would be a high bar to clear." You'd need a social element driving the program's popularity until it gets to the point where people no longer look suspicious just for having the program installed. "Is it possible to write a program that enables you to encrypt files without drawing suspicion upon yourself if anyone ever seizes your computer? No a program by itself, no matter how perfectly written, couldn't do this because you'd still attract suspicion just for possessing the software. Slashdot regular Bennett Haselton writes with his take on the news we discussed early this morning about the UK government's prosecution of two people who refused to disclose their encryption keys:
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