[3212] in cryptography@c2.net mail archive
Re: Encryption is like a locked suitcase
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steve Bellovin)
Fri Aug 21 14:20:34 1998
To: "Simpson, Sam" <s.simpson@mia.co.uk>
cc: cryptography@c2.net
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 13:04:13 -0400
From: Steve Bellovin <smb@research.att.com>
> I would like to see UK Customs and Excise prove that a slightly hissy
> WAV file is really porn :-)
It's worth bearing in mind that in most countries -- and certainly
in the U.S. -- until you have cleared Customs and Immigration, you
are legally not in the country, and the normal protections of
the law do not apply. They don't have to "prove" things per the
usual standards of "beyond a reasonable doubt" -- they just have
to believe it. And if you're not a citizen, watch out -- you can
just be excluded from the country.
