5 ms·

Couldn't they just force you to give the decryption keys ?

by rohit89 15y ago

troels 15y ago
Not if you forgot it.
- lucian1900 15y ago
  Actually in the UK you can be detained indefinitely even if you plead that you forgot it.
  - ja27 15y ago
    That scares me. I've forgotten half my Truecrypt passwords. I guess I should give up and delete those archives.
mrsebastian 15y ago
Plead the Fifth!
- daeken 15y ago
  I think you're joking, but for what it's worth, that doesn't work. You can claim that the encryption key itself contains self-incriminating data, but then they'll simply say "ok, we completely understand. Go ahead and type it into your laptop and decrypt the data and you don't have to reveal the key."
  - VladRussian 15y ago
    right to remain silent. Orally, in writing, keyboard typing, or through any other means of communications.
  - tomjen3 15y ago
    Your honor, it has been more than six months since I was arrested and I can no longer remember the encryption key. All I can remember is that it twenty random letters/numbers. Even if you lie in court it is very difficult to prove it.
  - dedward 15y ago
    A broad interpretation of the 5th would mean you don't have to assist the authorities in any way in convicting yourself of crime.
GiraffeNecktie 15y ago
Plausible deniability http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/?s=plausible-deniability http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/?s=plausible-deniability
TMK 15y ago
Well they could, but why would I give them If I seriously had something dangerous in my PC? Though I've secured my system more for theft, though It would be good to have guest account which could login normally, so that the thief would not just reformat the drive right away and I could actually trace the thief when he's using the PC before reformatting like some of the success stories, but more than that I don't want my files to be seen.
tjoff 15y ago
UK jails schizophrenic for refusal to decrypt files http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/24/ripa_jfl/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/24/ripa_jfl/

Couldn't they just force you to give the decryption keys ?

by rohit89 15y ago

Couldn't they just force you to give the decryption keys ?

troels 15y ago

Not if you forgot it.

lucian1900 15y ago
Actually in the UK you can be detained indefinitely even if you plead that you forgot it.
- ja27 15y ago
  That scares me. I've forgotten half my Truecrypt passwords. I guess I should give up and delete those archives.

mrsebastian 15y ago

Plead the Fifth!

daeken 15y ago
I think you're joking, but for what it's worth, that doesn't work. You can claim that the encryption key itself contains self-incriminating data, but then they'll simply say "ok, we completely understand. Go ahead and type it into your laptop and decrypt the data and you don't have to reveal the key."
- VladRussian 15y ago
  right to remain silent. Orally, in writing, keyboard typing, or through any other means of communications.
- tomjen3 15y ago
  Your honor, it has been more than six months since I was arrested and I can no longer remember the encryption key. All I can remember is that it twenty random letters/numbers. Even if you lie in court it is very difficult to prove it.
- dedward 15y ago
  A broad interpretation of the 5th would mean you don't have to assist the authorities in any way in convicting yourself of crime.

GiraffeNecktie 15y ago

Plausible deniability http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/?s=plausible-deniability http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/?s=plausible-deniability

TMK 15y ago

Well they could, but why would I give them If I seriously had something dangerous in my PC? Though I've secured my system more for theft, though It would be good to have guest account which could login normally, so that the thief would not just reformat the drive right away and I could actually trace the thief when he's using the PC before reformatting like some of the success stories, but more than that I don't want my files to be seen.

tjoff 15y ago

UK jails schizophrenic for refusal to decrypt files http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/24/ripa_jfl/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/24/ripa_jfl/