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With a warrant from a judge people should be compelled to provide access to their encrypted files or be in contempt of court with all that entails. Anything el
by tcldr 1y ago
With a warrant from a judge people should be compelled to provide access to their encrypted files or be in contempt of court with all that entails. Anything else is overreach.
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- heikkilevanto 1y agoWonderful idea. All I need to is to create an encrypted file with pedo pictures or terrorist plans or just white noise, send a copy to all my enemies, and tip off the authorities.
- boxed 1y agoAnd what happens when your enemies can't produce the decryption key?
- alexey-salmin 1y agoIn many countries it's prison time https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_disclosure_law https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_disclosure_law
- boxed 1y agoYea that's extra fun if someone else sent it then. Government puts them in jail for not having the encryption key for something someone else encrypted.
- fauigerzigerk 1y agoNo, that's not all you need to do unless your only goal is to harass your enemies and cause inconvenience.
- schroeding 1y agoYou cannot prove the absence of e.g. a Veracrypt hidden volume or similar, though. Even if you honestly give up your key, you could still be either A) held in contempt of court, if the authorities do not find what they expect for some reason and accuse you of using such techniques or B) if you specify that such behaviour by law enforcement is overreach, have a clean way out for criminals, codified in law, heavily damaging the impact you may expect of such a law.
- Y_Y 1y agoWhat's the difference between that and an incriminating paper document that the police believe you have hidden somewhere in the vast woods?
- jdasdf 1y agoNo one should be compelled to aid in their prosecution.