Hello Guys

Let me throw some light on this subject here with some information dated 2001. I am a security information freak... LOL

"Encryption has already thwarted several criminal investigations. For example, in the case of famed cracker Kevin Mitnick, the prosecution had a problem: Mitnick encrypted much of his personal data. As reported by David Thomas from Online Journalism:

The encrypted data still posed a problem for the court. As it stands, government officials are holding the encrypted files and have no idea of their contents. The defense claims that information in those files may prove exculpatory, but revealing their contents to the government would violate Mitnick's Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination. Further, prosecutors have indicated that they will not be using the encrypted files against Mitnick, but they refuse to return the evidence because they do not know what information the files hold. Ultimately, the court sided with the prosecution. Judge Pfaelzer described Mitnick as "tremendously clever to put everyone in this position" but indicated that "as long as he (Mitnick) has the keys in is pocket, the court is going to do nothing about it."

Well guys there you have it. And it is really nothing to be amazed about. Being an ex-hacker myself! They live by a "Code of Ethics" I will list them below:

* Encrypt your entire hard drive
* Hide your files in a very safe place
* Don't tell anyone that you don't know very well about your hacking. Good hackers never reveal specific details to anyone about their current projects. They give only very vague hints of what they are doing.
* Don't openly give out your real name or address
* Don't join any major hacking groups, be an individual
* Don't hack government computers, ESPECIALLY YOUR OWN GOVERNMENT! Foreign computers can sometimes be phun, but don't say I didn't warn you
* Make sure you don't leave any evidence that you have been in a sytem, or any evidence of who it was
* Use your brain

P.S. I have been asked a few times, through email, What work have I done for the government? Well it wasn't directly with the government, I was what you might call a "hacker profiler" consultant for a company call TruSecure that does contract work for the government.