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Re:European Union dedicated questionnaire on the Encryption ... by shshhdhs on Sunday November 27, 2016 @01:33PM (#13050560)
Is there currently someone in UK prison for not giving up their password?
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Re:European Union dedicated questionnaire on the Encryption ... by sveiss on Sunday November 27, 2016 @02:10PM (#13050786)
Only one case which I've seen mention of: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25745989

He got an additional four months for the failure to disclose the passphrase, on top of five years three months for Terrorism Act offences.

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Re:European Union dedicated questionnaire on the Encryption ... by polymatter on Sunday November 27, 2016 @02:21PM (#13050856)
The Register reported a man getting 13 months (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/24/ripa_jfl?page=1) - though I couldn't find a better reference.

BBC also reported on a teenager getting 16 weeks (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11479831).

In both cases it seems they were jailed purely for failure to disclose passwords and not in conjunction with any other offence.

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