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Suspect can’t be compelled to reveal “64-character” password, court rules

• deogeo 7y ago
  > The doctrine, which originally applied to the compelled production of paper documents, said Fifth Amendment protections against self-incrimination don’t apply when the government already knew of the existence, location, and content of the sought-after material. What was the point of compelling someone to produce physical documents, if the government already knew where they were? Couldn't it just get them itself?
  • Tomte 7y ago
    No, it couldn't. "Compel" doesn't mean the suspect has to smile while schlepping a file to the police station, it means the police can get a warrant.
    • deogeo 7y ago
      A warrant to do what?
      • Tomte 7y ago
        Search and get the documents
        • deogeo 7y ago
          But that doesn't involve any "Fifth Amendment protections against self-incrimination", as the article mentions.
          • Tomte 7y ago
            That's a good point. I simply didn't get that this was your point.
• panarky 7y ago
  "As a passcode is necessarily memorized, one cannot reveal a passcode without revealing the contents of one’s mind."
• a3n 7y ago
  Does this apply within N miles of a border or airport?