Re:Man jailed indefinitely for refusing to decrypt hard driv...
by paulddraper on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @04:52AM
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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
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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.
Re:Man jailed indefinitely for refusing to decrypt hard driv...
by paulddraper on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @10:47AM
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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.
Re:Man jailed indefinitely for refusing to decrypt hard driv...
by Chris2048 on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @09:14AM
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What's the penalty that goes with such a charge?
Re:Man jailed indefinitely for refusing to decrypt hard driv...
by paulddraper on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @01:02PM
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IDK, but you can't keep breaking the law, and have penalties stop. So it won't be one-and-done.
Re:Man jailed indefinitely for refusing to decrypt hard driv...
by Chris2048 on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @12:21PM
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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.