[LINK] self-incrimination?

[Nick Ross]

Mildly terrifying.

I wonder how the "I forgot it" defence might work?

N

On 25 January 2012 17:23, Jan Whitaker <jwhit at janwhitaker.com> wrote:

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> 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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