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>> only accessible with a warrant from a judge

What's your technical solution to this aspect? The solution must be "technologically trivial" which I take to mean implementable today or in the near future with no change to how current regulations or laws work or to how current workstreams outside of the secondary backup system work (i.e., no change is required like having the judiciary start using crypto). We are also using the strict definition of "only." It should be technologically impossible for any person or entity to access the data without a warrant.

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Asymmetric cryptography isn't a rocket science. Airline keeps encrypted recording and public key, certain government institution keeps private key, you need both to decrypt.

This violates rule 1 by requiring a government institution to keep a private key: no change to how current regulations or laws work or to how current workstreams outside of the secondary backup system work (i.e., no change is required like having the judiciary start using crypto)

This violates rule 2 by not assuring that a warrant is necessary because somebody at the government institution has the private key (assuming that institution is not the judge): It should be technologically impossible for any person or entity to access the data without a warrant

No it doesn’t - it will just cost you the BoTaaS service I’m providing, payable in Swiss Francs.

> It should be technologically impossible for any person or entity to access the data without a warrant

I don’t understand why you’d impose restrictions on this system that do not exist elsewhere? What makes cockpit voice recordings sensitive enough to warrant more secure storage than people’s bank accounts?

I mean my System will have a layer of encryption protection. And if the FAA, Unions, etc., so wish, it can be made to completely preserve privacy and only unlocked when the applicable judiciary (or whoever) sees fit.

So you don't have a technical solution. Got it.

But I absolutely do:

Elective during (and after) the System's procurement, you can also option it with a "Board-of-Trustees-as-a-Service" to decide when to open the Seal of Privacy and disclose the System's Recordings - if ever.

(prices for this option are in Swiss Francs)

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