[LINK] self-incrimination?

[Jan Whitaker]

http://www.9news.com/news/article/244708/188/Judges-order-raises-issue-over-encrypted-evidence-

DENVER (AP) - A federal judge has ordered a woman to provide an 
unencrypted version of her laptop's hard drive in a ruling that 
raises the question of whether turning over a password amounts to 
self-incrimination.

<http://bit.ly/Ai8BH4>The Denver Post<http://bit.ly/Ai8BH4> reports 
that U.S. District Judge Robert Blackburn decided requiring Ramona 
Fricosu to provide the contents of her computer doesn't violate her 
Fifth Amendment protections. Blackburn says the content of the 
computer adds nothing to what the government already knows.

Friscosu's attorney, Philip Dubois, says he plans to appeal Monday's ruling.

Prosecutors say allowing criminal defendants to beat search warrants 
by encrypting their computers would make it impossible to obtain evidence.

Civil-liberties groups across the country are opposing the 
government. They're calling it a test of rights against 
self-incrimination in a digital world.



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