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Encryption is not just something computers can do. You can encrypt your handwritten notes. If you do so, can the government compel you to tell them what you hav
by spoondan 15y ago
Encryption is not just something computers can do. You can encrypt your handwritten notes. If you do so, can the government compel you to tell them what you have written? If they cannot, how is this different from having a machine act as your agent in the encryption?
- hammock 15y agoGreat point. I am reminded of organized crime outfits who keep two ledgers, the real one being encrypted. There has to be some case law on that somewhere.
- cookiecaper 15y agoI agree that this is the best analog. I posed the same question in a similar discussion a couple of weeks ago. Can the government compel a defendant to decode a handwritten note or provide the key to the cipher? If so, this is the applicable precedent, much more than safes or doors. As a sibling comment states, there has to be case law on this. I'd be interested in the comments from any HN users in the know.