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Re:Man jailed indefinitely for refusing to decrypt hard driv... by naasking on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @12:10AM (#13919818)
> If there is a warrant to search my property, I am obligated to assist if required.

I'm not sure that's true, the police are authorized to break whatever they need to if you don't assist.

As for combo safes, this seems like a good overview: http://blogs.denverpost.com/crime/2012/01/05/why-criminals-s...

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Re:Man jailed indefinitely for refusing to decrypt hard driv... by paulddraper on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @04:52AM (#13920674)
Yes, they can proceed without your assistance. Also, they can charge you with obstruction with justice.
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Re:Man jailed indefinitely for refusing to decrypt hard driv... by naasking on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @10:29AM (#13922460)
Are you sure about that? I don't think warrants require you to assist the police in their search, you simply can't obstruct them, so they can't charge you with anything.
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Re:Man jailed indefinitely for refusing to decrypt hard driv... by paulddraper on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @10:47AM (#13922612)
That you can be forced to produce a known piece of physical evidence is the premise of the very article you quoted, so yes, I am pretty sure.
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Re:Man jailed indefinitely for refusing to decrypt hard driv... by Chris2048 on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @09:14AM (#13921862)
What's the penalty that goes with such a charge?
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Re:Man jailed indefinitely for refusing to decrypt hard driv... by paulddraper on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @01:02PM (#13924067)
IDK, but you can't keep breaking the law, and have penalties stop. So it won't be one-and-done.
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Re:Man jailed indefinitely for refusing to decrypt hard driv... by Chris2048 on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @12:21PM (#13932188)
Yeah, but in this case you have to weigh it against the penalty for being proven guilty.

Maybe indefinite detention, and a chance at public attention is better than life in prison as a convicted child molester.

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