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From: zane@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Sameer Parekh)
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Subject: Re: bizarre question...
Message-ID: <1991Jun05.183258.29530@ddsw1.MCS.COM>
Date: 5 Jun 91 18:32:58 GMT
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>In article <1991May23.032146.10692@eecs.nwu.edu>, ptownson@eecs.nwu.edu (Patrick A. Townson) writes:
>> In article <1991May23.005453.4406@decuac.dec.com> mjr@hussar.dco.dec.
>> com (Marcus J. Ranum) writes:
>> 
>>>	Can you prove that I did, in fact, encrypt my data with an RSA
>>> scheme, in court, without my being forced to incriminate against myself?
>> 
>> You would testify, alright ... the section of the Bill of Rights which
>> allows you to refuse to testify or incriminate yourself applies to
>> *CRIMINAL* matters ... not civil cases. It applies when there is a
>> potential loss of your freedom, i.e. a prison sentence.

	A loss of freedom does not mean prison sentence.  If the govt. takes
away my livelihood, (say a $500,000 fine) and forces me to lose my home and
live on the streets, I think that is a loss of freedom.
-- 
The Ravings of the Insane Maniac Sameer Parekh -- zane@ddsw1.MCS.COM