Encryption Dilemma: Idaho Killer Holds Key to Laptop Mystery
An AP newswire article by Nicholas K. Geranios, via The Tribune-Star (Terre Haute, Indiana), reports that:
As the man accused of kidnapping two children and killing their family waits in a jail cell for a federal indictment to be handed down, he still holds what could be a bargaining chip: An encrypted laptop that may contain more horrors.More here.
The FBI's top hackers apparently have been unable to break through Joseph Edward Duncan III's security encryptions, and a plea bargain Duncan's lawyers struck Monday with state prosecutors says the key must only be shared with his defense lawyer.
The computer key may provide Duncan some negotiating leverage in the next few weeks when authorities file federal charges that are expected to carry the death penalty.
posted by Fergie @ 10/19/2006 01:21:00 PM
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