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Re:Man jailed in UK for refusing to give police USB stick pa... by Joeboy on Wednesday January 15, 2014 @10:23AM (#7063765)
Well it's rather inevitable that the first times this happens, the state is going to choose unsympathetic targets.

I am still bothered that I can be sent to jail for being unable to supply a password, even though I don't know or care much about Syed Hussain.

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Re:Man jailed in UK for refusing to give police USB stick pa... by walshemj on Wednesday January 15, 2014 @10:54AM (#7064001)
Its not the first time that this law has been used in the UK
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Re:Man jailed in UK for refusing to give police USB stick pa... by mortyseinfeld on Wednesday January 15, 2014 @10:26AM (#7063785)
Agreed. The guy isn't a sympathetic figure, but this is a horrible policy nonetheless. This is one of those thought crimes to me.
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