4 ms·

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/02/man-who-refused-to-decrypt-hard-drives-is-free-after-four-years-in-jail/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/02

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/02/man-who-refused-to-decrypt-hard-drives-is-free-after-four-years-in-jail/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/02/man-who-refused-... Nope, federal law states they can hold you for 18 months. So long as they can claim to already know what's on the device (which they will, because Apple pinged them about it), they can hold you for 18 months.

colinmhayes 5y ago
Alright, after further investigation it looks like the Supreme Court has so far declined to rule on this issue so it depends on the state. It sounds like most states supreme courts have ruled that you can't be forced to unlock a device, but some, like pennsylvania say that if the state can prove you know the password they can force you to unlock the device. Definitely a pretty thorny situation.