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I am not a lawyer either, but generally you can be compelled to reveal a password. It is generally seen as analogous to the combination to a safe or a key to a
by timwiseman 15y ago
I am not a lawyer either, but generally you can be compelled to reveal a password.
It is generally seen as analogous to the combination to a safe or a key to a door. Compelling revelation of the password is not generally seen as a violation of the Fifth ammendment.
While a ruling from a lower court, there is a good discussion of this at IN RE JURY SUBPOENA TO SEBASTIEN BOUCHER, Dist. Court, D. Vermont 2009 (which is available on Google Scholar)