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by excuse-me 5091 days ago
No it's very easy. You claim the "key" is a one time pad, ie an XOR of the encrypted data - then you simply take the encrypted data and generate a "key" which XORs it into "the home secretary is a wonderful person and i support him"
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jff 5091 days ago
So, perjury.
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excuse-me 5091 days ago
Not sure you can commit perjury if you are the accused !
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Jtsummers 5091 days ago
In the US you can, and I'd be surprised if many other jurisdictions saw it differently. In the US you have a right against self incrimination, not a right to lie and misdirect. See Martha Stewart as an example, part of her conviction was making false statements to an investigator.
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CapitalistCartr 5091 days ago
Martha "Stewart was found guilty in March 2004 of conspiracy, obstruction of an agency proceeding, and making false statements to federal investigator". The lying to investigators was most of her "crime". If she'd told them to talk to her lawyer and clammed up, she'd have been way ahead. The Feds never did prove securities fraud.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Stewart#Stock_trading_c...

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