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Encrypting everything is a good way to get them to harass you more. First of course they'll compel you to give up the encryption key, so what's the point of enc
by peterwwillis 7y ago
Encrypting everything is a good way to get them to harass you more. First of course they'll compel you to give up the encryption key, so what's the point of encrypting it? Then comes the inevitable lame argument of "if you had nothing to hide, why did you use encryption?!" Encrypt things just for your general privacy (ex. from theft), but against the government, it's counter-productive.
- sevenf0ur 7y agoIf the police believe you are a suspect in a crime, there is literally nothing you can say or do that will help you. Talking to the police will only hurt you. In the US, key disclosure law is complicated by the 5th amendment. Here's a good example: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/06/massachusetts-high-court-orders-suspect-to-decrypt-his-computers/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/06/massachusetts-hi... > Because Gelfgatt already admitted to police that he owned and controlled the seized computers and had the ability to decrypt them, the court found that the act of decryption would not reveal anything new to the police. Therefore, the act of compelled decryption was not “testimonial.” Normally, the Fifth Amendment privilege prevents the government from forcing a witness to disclose incriminating information in his mind (like a password not written down anywhere else)—but only if that is information the police do not already know. If he had simply made no statements to the police, he might have been able to invoke his 5th amendment right. But now we'll never now.
- peterwwillis 7y agoOh sure, never say anything without a lawyer, but also don't give them more reasons to harass you.