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Re:Suspects can refuse to provide phone passcodes to police,... by chasil on Friday December 15, 2023 @04:33PM (#38659097)
If you save incriminating documents into an encrypted .ZIP file, the state cannot compel you to provide the password, because the password is in your mind. The contents of the mind cannot be demanded to incriminate self.

The state can install a keylogger if they have a warrant, and the results of the keylogger can be admitted as evidence.

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Re:Suspects can refuse to provide phone passcodes to police,... by ethanbond on Friday December 15, 2023 @04:36PM (#38659122)
Again, a coincidence of the technology.

It’s “you can’t be forced to open it because it requires you saying the password,” not “you can’t be forced to open it because it contains important secrets.”

Right, if they can figure out a way to reveal your secrets without forcing you to say something, they’re allowed to do that (with warrant of course).

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