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Re:Suspect can’t be compelled to reveal “64-character” passw... by pas on Sunday November 24, 2019 @08:09AM (#21620187)
The difference is not because the mind is different, but because we cannot infer its content otherwise reliably. (That's the problem with polygraphs, they are extremely unreliable relative to the importance of their purpose.)

If it were possible to do it with some sort of scan (reliably!), eventually courts would order those scans.

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Re:Suspect can’t be compelled to reveal “64-character” passw... by XorNot on Sunday November 24, 2019 @08:57PM (#21624873)
But that's kind of the point: the idea that sanctity of one's thoughts is not ensured, that really it's just a technological limitation, should be extremely troubling.
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Re:Suspect can’t be compelled to reveal “64-character” passw... by pas on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @03:06AM (#21636410)
I know, but also that's reality. We were (and still are) pretty brutal when it comes to getting our way with the powerless.
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