Re:Filmmakers Ask Nikon and Canon to Sell Encrypted Cameras
by godelski on Wednesday December 14, 2016 @02:49PM
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This would force the authorities to call back to the journalist's home base. Meaning that their employer will now know that the journalist is being detained and lawyers can be contacted. This is probably one of the safest ways to do it. And if that became standard the authorities would know that the journalist doesn't have the password. As for reviewing the photos you could do it once they are uploaded, or just be able to display the last photo taken. There are ways to make that convenient and secure.
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Re:Filmmakers Ask Nikon and Canon to Sell Encrypted Cameras
by pavel_lishin on Wednesday December 14, 2016 @04:20PM
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"Of course, officer, I can show you the photos I took on this camera. No, I can't show you on the camera. You need to give me access to a computer and let me type stuff for awhile!"
Re:Filmmakers Ask Nikon and Canon to Sell Encrypted Cameras
by godelski on Wednesday December 14, 2016 @09:34PM
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More like "I don't have access to the pictures officer. You need to contact these people." Then they likely destroy the camera.
That ensures that sources are more protected than an unencrypted storage. See cases presented in the article. Better to have the footage destroyed than releasing the identity of your sources. But nice non sequitur.