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A stupid idea: what if we passed a law making, say, knowing an encryption key illegal, with a $0.01 penalty per year? Then asking you for your encryption key wo
by meatmanek 15y ago
A stupid idea: what if we passed a law making, say, knowing an encryption key illegal, with a $0.01 penalty per year? Then asking you for your encryption key would be asking you to provide self-incriminating testimony.
- chimeracoder 15y agoYou don't need to do that - there's a decent argument to be made that forcing you to decrypt a drive is already forcing you to testify against yourself, in violation of the 5th Amendment.
- techtalsky 15y agoRight, and that's what the article says a judge decided is NOT the case.
- Nick_C 15y agoNo he hasn't. Pls read the article. They are requiring her to provide the documents.
- bdonlan 15y agoIf you're able to pass silly laws, wouldn't it be easier to just pass a law saying discovery can't compel people to divulge encryption keys kept only within their own head?