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Is there currently someone in UK prison for not giving up their password?
by shshhdhs 10y ago
Is there currently someone in UK prison for not giving up their password?
- sveiss 10y agoOnly one case which I've seen mention of: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25745989 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25745989 He got an additional four months for the failure to disclose the passphrase, on top of five years three months for Terrorism Act offences.
- polymatter 10y agoThe Register reported a man getting 13 months (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/24/ripa_jfl?page=1 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/24/ripa_jfl?page=1) - though I couldn't find a better reference. BBC also reported on a teenager getting 16 weeks (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11479831 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11479831). In both cases it seems they were jailed purely for failure to disclose passwords and not in conjunction with any other offence.