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Unless they know that the owner has the password, and can recall it, this potentially infringes on the 5th amendment. This has been tested repeatedly in court,
by neltnerb 12y ago
Unless they know that the owner has the password, and can recall it, this potentially infringes on the 5th amendment. This has been tested repeatedly in court, although not always with the same result.
- joshvm 12y agoForced key disclosure is legal in the UK, with up to 2 years (5 if terrorism is involved) in prison if you fail to comply. In the US it's more iffy and you'd be trying your luck with the judge.
- toomuchtodo 12y agoNot sure if you can do this with Location Services on iOS, but I'd pay for an app that destroys my private key on the device if it detects I've been within X feet of a police station for longer than X minutes. You can then have my passphrase. It's no longer any use.