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Re: So, what crypto legislation (if any) is necessary? (Was List O' , , shame)
On Mon, 25 Mar 1996, Rich Burroughs wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Mar 1996, Simon Spero wrote:
>
> >
> > If the Leahy bill is unacceptable, what legistlation is necessary? I
> > can't see how the use of cryptography in the commission of a crime needs
> > to be a separate offence, but I could see how it could be treated as a
> > special circumstance - that doesn't really needed a new law though.
> [snip]
>
> Good question.
>
> Along this line -- what are the penalties for withholding other types of
> possible evidence from investigating officers? It seems that often the
> penalites for "computer crimes" are more harsh than for the "normal"
> version of the crime. Is that the case with the penalties in Leahy's bill?
I have personally been involved in cases involving fines of $75,000 per
day for noncompliance with a grand jury subpoena duces tecum calling for
the surrender of banking documents.
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