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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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