Re:Most Electronics Being Banned on Certain US-Bound Flights
by kwhitefoot on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @07:26AM
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> Well they cannot yet force you to divulge encryption keys, right?
They might not be able to force you but it seems that they can lock you up indefinitely for contempt of court in the US and for they definitely can give you five years in the UK because it is a specific offence there under RIPA.
They might not be able to force you but it seems that they can lock you up indefinitely for contempt of court in the US and for they definitely can give you five years in the UK because it is a specific offence there under RIPA.
See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13919115 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6248902.