[ExI] age of mockery

[BillK]

On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 6:55 PM, Anders Sandberg wrote:
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> Most famously the UK doesn't accept that people refuse to give out keys to
> encrypted information, which in theory can lead to some nasty stuff.
>
> The UK could be a nasty police state if it got its act together. This is why
> I actually like the traditionalism and incompetence...
>

In the UK there is still a general right to silence. That's why the
police officially caution people about this when they arrest them. But
there are consequences to remaining silent. The jury or magistrate is
entitled to think you have got something to hide.
The two big exceptions are terrorism and the Serious Fraud Office.
Also divulging computer encryption keys, as you mention.
(Mainly because the police don't have the expertise or the time
necessary to break encryption in the thousands of computers they
seize).

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_silence#England_and_Wales>


BillK