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Re:FBI director: Unbreakable encryption is a “huge, huge pro... by sjg007 on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @01:17AM (#15547679)
They can hold you in contempt for not providing decryption keys. That would suck if you legitimately forgot your password..
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Re:FBI director: Unbreakable encryption is a “huge, huge pro... by dllthomas on Friday October 27, 2017 @06:17PM (#15572648)
Has it been tested whether they can hold you in contempt if you consistently claim to have forgotten the password? In the (ongoing?) case I am aware of the person in question first explicitly refused.
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