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I wonder what happens if you have a DIY, FOSS, local setup with full disk encryption on the footage storage drive, and you simply refuse to give up your passwor

• dfxm12 4y ago
  Double check with a lawyer, but a web search suggests that at least in some jurisdictions, you can be held in civil contempt, for which you may be incarcerated for up to 18 months. https://goldsteinmehta.com/blog/limits-on-federal-civil-contempt#:~:text=The%20penalty%20for%20refusing%20to,no%20longer%20be%20held%20indefinitely https://goldsteinmehta.com/blog/limits-on-federal-civil-cont....
  • anonym29 4y ago
    Absolutely. Even so, it used to be the case that judges could detain people this way indefinitely. Outside of the US, many countries offer no such legal protection at all, refusing to give up a password is itself a crime, in some cases with penalties exceeding the original charges. People should absolutely familiarize themselves with the laws surrounding this in their jurisdiction even if they're doing nothing wrong - legitimately forgetting a password and defiantly refusing to share it are often treated the same way by the criminal justice system.
• JohnFen 4y ago
  In my state, you could be put in jail until you give up the password.