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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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