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"Break it or go to jail" is already established law that pre-dates computers ("open this combination safe or go to jail"), but courts have generally held that t

by qq66 13y ago

"Break it or go to jail" is already established law that pre-dates computers ("open this combination safe or go to jail"), but courts have generally held that this law also applies to encryption keys.

derekp7 13y ago
And if the contents of the safe are written in code, or some made up language that the courts don't understand, can they compel you to translate them?
- qq66 13y ago
  Yes, they can. This has also been true for hundreds of years.