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bbc.co.UK
by kgo 16y ago
bbc.co.UK
- boredguy8 16y agoBut some people are ASKING about the US, and everything I've said above is as it pertains to US law. Which is a worthwhile discussion anyway, as US readers are the largest single group of HN readers.
- kgo 16y agoApologies... If you had replied to a question, I wouldn't have felt compelled to post that. But in the UK, it's illegal to refuse to give up your password.
- boredguy8 16y agoWhat happens if you say you forgot the password, and the files in question haven't been accessed in over a year? This is a question in my initial post that's still relevant to UK jurisprudence; an answer to which could move the conversation forward in a way far more productive than imagining I didn't know the article was about something that happened in the UK.
- kgo 16y agoI apologized man... What more do you want?
- boredguy8 16y agoI'm not the one downvoting you. But I want a conversation that's adding information or content to which I wouldn't easily have access. So for instance, an answer to the question I pose above (or, if not a concrete answer, something along the lines of what would probably happen).
- csomar 16y agoHe's probably bored and thus wants to extend the discussion
- sswam 16y agoGiving up my passwords would compromise the security of other people, so I wouldn't do it.