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What if someone throws away the keys or forgets their password?
by suizi 6y ago
What if someone throws away the keys or forgets their password?
- novok 6y agoWhat if the house with all the evidence burns down and all of it is unusable ashes?
- OminousWeapons 6y agoYou could show that they accessed a device or used a service immediately prior to being subject to litigation (through network logs for example). A judge would not believe the person didn't remember the password in this case. If they destroyed the keys after receiving a request for data then that would be destruction of evidence which is already punishable. If the data is held by a third party then the third party could perform a password reset.
- suizi 6y agoHow long does it take for cases to be brought to trial? Could you argue the stress of going through the legal system made you forget your twenty word password?