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Re:Suspect can’t be compelled to reveal “64-character” passw... by jki275 on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @08:02AM (#21637870)
Yes - there has been no SCOTUS decision on this. The current circuit split between 3d and 11th circuit will probably put a case in front of SCOTUS eventually.
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Re:Suspect can’t be compelled to reveal “64-character” passw... by Reelin on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @08:41PM (#21644576)
The EFF seems hopeful (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/11/victory-pennsylvania-s...) that an even larger split might arise due to this PA case in addition to a couple pending elsewhere. IMO ideally passwords should receive complete and unconditional fifth amendment protection.
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Re:Suspect can’t be compelled to reveal “64-character” passw... by jki275 on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @07:59AM (#21647439)
I agree that passwords are testimonial in nature and should be fully protected, but I have no idea which way SCOTUS will go. There are a lot of things where one can with some reliability predict the general outcome of a case at that level due to previous rulings and precedent -- this one I just don't know that anyone has a good idea which way they'll go.
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