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From: cirby@vaxb.acs.unt.edu ((C. Irby))
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: "Bad" backups
Message-ID: <1990Dec19.121253.43876@vaxb.acs.unt.edu>
Date: 19 Dec 90 12:06:53 GMT
References: <1990Dec12.162746.1411@eff.org> <1990Dec17.171753.24860@digibd.com> <1990Dec18.020803.2058@eff.org> <1990Dec18.021419.2214@eff.org>
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In article <1990Dec18.021419.2214@eff.org>, mnemonic@eff.org (Mike Godwin) writes:
> In article <1990Dec18.020803.2058@eff.org> mnemonic@eff.org (Mike Godwin) writes:
>>
>>What I said was, if you set out to obstruct justice, and you
>>announce your intention to do so, you will increase the likelihood
>>of no-knock searches.
> 
> I should have added that if it becomes the norm for users to keep
> everything in RAM in order to obstruct even potential investigations,
> that too will increase the likelihood of no-knock searches.

I have a minor question-

Why should they have to enter the house to "search" the computer?

I can sit down with a couple of hundred dollars worth of equipment
and an antenna and read everything scrolling down your terminal from 
*across the street*... why bother with entering the house?

Electronic security is a joke for most of the computers in the U.S.-
if the government wants to find out what you're doing, they can just
videotape your actions in real time.  This way, they wouldn't have to
do much more than sit across the street from your place and drink coffee
for a few nights.

Getting ready for a "no-knock" search is a big waste of time...

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