it has been an criminal offence to with hold a password (when the court has requested otherwise) since the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. http://

it has been an criminal offence to with hold a password (when the court has requested otherwise) since the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. http://www.legislation.gov.UK/ukpga/2000/23/section/49 http://www.legislation.gov.UK/ukpga/2000/23/section/49 note that forgetting the password is supposed to be a valid defence!