Follow-up to inquiry

[Ralph Brigham]

Bruce and Steve,

Okay, I understand if you are given a physical text message it must go as plaintext; but if
you are handed a flash-drive with a file to be sent as an attachment, etc is the amateur
responsible for the content of the file especially if he has been told he has no 'need-to-know'
regarding the contents of the file. This would be particularly true in the case of the digital
modes or WL2K.

Thank you. Ralph B. KG4CSQ

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[Bruce Perens]

If it can't be public knowledge, it is a prohibited transmission and you are not allowed to transmit it. It would need to go to another service. All HIPPA personally identifiable information traffic needs to be anonomized using temporary patient numbers and sent as a public message copyable in the clear by everyone..

If you ever accept traffic that you can't read and transmit on US amateur radio, it, you deserve to lose your license. Never transmit anyone's usb stick.

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[Steve]

On Saturday, June 3, 2017 at 8:40:36 PM UTC-5, RALPH BRIGHAM wrote:
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> is the amateur responsible for the content of the file

Yes.

> especially if he has been told he has no 'need-to-know'

Yes.

The reality is that none of the people monitoring the transmission will probably know.

Back in the packet radio days, the mail systems all used compression, and no one really knew what was

going over the air. I'm sure WL2K is the same.

Extrapolating your question: if someone gave you a suitcase to take through customs in Singapore, and

that you didn't need to know what was in it, would you be free of prosecution if it turned out to be contraband?

Same logic. "Just say no"