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the cops can't force you to decrypt an encrypted device because of your 5th Amendment rights I don't believe this is quite correct. AIUI, they cannot demand t
by CWuestefeld 12y ago
the cops can't force you to decrypt an encrypted device because of your 5th Amendment rights
I don't believe this is quite correct.
AIUI, they cannot demand that you hand over the password as such, because that is tangential to the case - it's a third piece of information that has no bearing. But they can sit your down and tell you that you must unlock it for them - enter the password yourself - under penalty of the law.