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Re:Man jailed indefinitely for refusing to decrypt hard driv... by msravi on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @07:19AM (#13921230)
Let's say a guy has some documents that he happened to show someone that can implicate him in a crime. The person he showed it to testifies that the guy showed it to him/her. Can he be held until he turns over those documents?
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Re:Man jailed indefinitely for refusing to decrypt hard driv... by lsaferite on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @08:04AM (#13921425)
Well, seeing that this is what is currently happening, I'd say the answer is "Yes."
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