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Re:U.S. Feds Seized Nearly $1B in Bitcoin from Wallet Linked... by prvc on Thursday November 05, 2020 @01:57PM (#25000858)
What does that have to do with a rubber hose?
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Re:U.S. Feds Seized Nearly $1B in Bitcoin from Wallet Linked... by wtallis on Thursday November 05, 2020 @02:01PM (#25000887)
The proverbial rubber hose serves the same purpose as the $5 wrench mentioned in the comic.
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Re:U.S. Feds Seized Nearly $1B in Bitcoin from Wallet Linked... by LgWoodenBadger on Thursday November 05, 2020 @02:27PM (#25001123)
Rubber hoses were used by police to beat confessions out of suspects without leaving visible evidence of a beating.

At least according to the materials I've read.

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Re:U.S. Feds Seized Nearly $1B in Bitcoin from Wallet Linked... by LiquidSky on Thursday November 05, 2020 @02:03PM (#25000917)
The comic uses a wrench, "rubber hose" is the older way of phrasing it:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber-hose_cryptanalysis

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Re:U.S. Feds Seized Nearly $1B in Bitcoin from Wallet Linked... by dabeeeenster on Thursday November 05, 2020 @02:02PM (#25000902)
It's a torture instrument
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Re:U.S. Feds Seized Nearly $1B in Bitcoin from Wallet Linked... by jagged-chisel on Thursday November 05, 2020 @02:00PM (#25000880)
Rubber hose, hammer ... same usage, slightly different “impact”
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