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They can access your filing cabinet, but if they don't understand what's written on the papers inside, can they compel you to decode the full meaning of all pap
by white-flame 10y ago
They can access your filing cabinet, but if they don't understand what's written on the papers inside, can they compel you to decode the full meaning of all papers so that they can evaluate it? They can have access to physical stuff, but not to information that they are not privy to.
- cryptarch 10y agoHow about puzzles for a metaphor? The police can seize my puzzles, but they can't compell me to tell them the solution, even if they can't solve it themselves. It does miss the effects (potentially incriminating content being decrypted), and maybe it's a bit too silly.