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Correct me if I'm wrong but that was just the journalist giving one of two examples for when we want law enforcement to succeed in their goals - it wasn't the G
by corin_ 15y ago
Correct me if I'm wrong but that was just the journalist giving one of two examples for when we want law enforcement to succeed in their goals - it wasn't the Government covering up real reasons for anything.
- Duff 15y agoNote he didn't point out crimes like embezzlement, bookmaking or murder. When spokespeople for the police say "We can't do X, which makes it harder to stop child pornography and drug dealing", that's PR-speak for "It's bad, trust us and don't think about it." Also conspicuously absent is preventing terrorism, which is a scenario where obtaining the password is more likely to be impossible, because the owner is most likely dead. My layman's understanding is that the law doesn't consider being compelled to reveal a password to be self-incrimination. Failing to reveal a password will get you held in contempt, or result in an "adverse inference" ruling from the judge.