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Wouldn't any backdoor used in a criminal prosecution have to be disclosed to the defense?
by andrewpi 13y ago
Wouldn't any backdoor used in a criminal prosecution have to be disclosed to the defense?
- na85 13y agoScroll down a bit; all they have to disclose is that the files "were forensically obtained."
- andrewpi 13y agoI saw that, but I still don't see how that works in a trial. Said evidence will need to be introduced in court. When the witness tries to be cute by giving a vague answer, can't the defense just ask the witness to explain further?
- DannyBee 13y agoThis is entirely false. For gods sake, you have to put lab technicians on the stand for cross examination when they test your blood. For something like this, a report gets written, and the person who wrote it gets cross examined.
- D9u 13y agoParallel reconstruction... http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/08/07/uk-dea-irs-idUKBRE9761B620130807 http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/08/07/uk-dea-irs-idUKBRE9...
- fnordfnordfnord 13y agoNope, this is what Ginsburg would call an instruction manual for how to defeat the 4th amendment. The use of backdoors cannot be detected or proven Vendors are legally and commercially prevented from acknowledging their backdoors. Defense will not be able to prove their existence