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Re:European Union dedicated questionnaire on the Encryption ... by Jarwain on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @01:07PM (#13064834)
Can't the police/a warrant compel you to open a combination safe? That would be a case of you disclosing a passphrase/something in your mind, but contrary to your assertion.
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Re:European Union dedicated questionnaire on the Encryption ... by Nrsolis on Saturday December 10, 2016 @09:16AM (#13145722)
Nope.

They can certainly open the safe. They just can't compel you to TESTIFY to something.

The contents of your mind are sacrosanct. If they can compel you to divulge a combination, then they can also discern that you had access to that safe by virtue of possession of the combination. Not allowed by our laws.

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