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Very depressing how in the UK you could've been forced to disclose your password under section 49 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, and gotten even
by amoshi 6y ago
Very depressing how in the UK you could've been forced to disclose your password under section 49 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, and gotten even 5 years jail time if you refused. I presume there isn't a US equivalent?
- eingaeKaiy8ujie 6y agoWhat if you "forgot" the password?
- mannerheim 6y agoIn the US, contempt of court is a possible outcome.
- mannerheim 6y agoIt's complicated. There's no specific law in the US regarding key disclosure, but you can be punished for e.g. contempt of court, maybe spoliation. In theory, the Fifth Amendment should protect individuals from self-incrimination, but courts have ruled that forcing people to disclose keys is not that. See In re Boucher for a case where Fifth Amendment protections were not upheld and US v. Doe for a case where they were.
- colinmhayes 6y agoThe Boucher case is special because the ruling held that Boucher had waived fifth amendment rights for the computer by showing some of it to law enforcement. If you exercise your fifth from the start I do not believe you can be compelled to provide the state with passwords, although they can use your biometric data.
- arminiusreturns 6y agoDo you happen to know the case regarding the biometric data?
- lights0123 6y agoThe highest-ruling decision so far doesn't allow biometric use: https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2019-01-14/police-cant-force-you-to-unlock-your-phone-with-biometrics-california-judge-says https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2019-01-1...
- LdSGSgvupDV 6y agoHow about that you really don't know the passwords? By using RAM as USB with battery to store your passwords. Whenever unplug the USB, the passwords exist until out of battery. After that, everything vanished.