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Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
A man has appeared in court in London on six counts of terrorism -- one of which was related to researching and using encryption.
Samata Ullah, 33, appeared in court last week charged under the Terrorism Act 2006.
The Metropolitan Police said in a press release that Ullah was charged with one count of providing instructions in the use of encryption to a person who was preparing an act of terrorism.
But a second charge relating to his use of encryption cites a controversial statute under British law, which in the name of a terrorism offense can criminalize acts that on their own are legal.
Specifically, Ullah was charged with a count of preparing to engage in an act of terrorism namely by "researching an encryption program, developing an encrypted version of his blog site and publishing the instructions around the use of program on his blog site."
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Bogsnoticus on Thursday October 13 2016, @05:21AM
Changing his blog from using http, to https, would effectively be him "developing an encrypted version of his blog site".
The research you would do prior to the changeover would constitute "researching an encryption program", and simply providing a FAQ informing his subscribers would count as "publishing the instructions around the use of program on his blog site".
What's next?
Making the plod get off their fat arses to come and nick you in person instead of you turning yourself in counts as "hindering a police investigation"?
Wearing clothes is "Attempting to conceal your identity"?
Genius by birth. Evil by choice.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 13 2016, @06:42AM
- nightmares
- depends on their blood sugar level, last caffeine / nicotine hit, and never forget their relationship troubles. So probably yes.
- yes