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And you could still refuse and accept your jail time. In most jurisdictions (including the US) the sanction for contempt of court is potentially unlimited: the
by pja 9y ago
And you could still refuse and accept your jail time.
In most jurisdictions (including the US) the sanction for contempt of court is potentially unlimited: the convicted individual may find that they are only freed when they comply with the court’s requirements.
IOW, good luck with that.
- rphlx 9y agoMy understanding is that in general under current law a US citizen cannot be held in contempt or put in prison indefinitely for failing to disclose a password. The 5th ammendment protection there is not entirely void, but it can be void under certain specific circumstances (such as the "foregone conclusion doctrine", where LE can prove that specific illicit content both exists, and can be decrypted, by the accused).
- pja 9y agoRefusing to provide the password to a BitCoin wallet found on a computer you own is probably going to fall under that particular doctrine. I look forward to the first test case...