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16. Gotta read the whole article, where...

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 09:20 AM

Jan 2012

they mention both sides of the story.

Courts have ruled both ways, but the edge seems to go to the side that says a password is akin to the key or combination to a safe, and there's little question that if they have a warrant for the contents of the safe, you have to open it.

(I would be extremely upset if they required you to give the password at the airport or any warrantless fishing expedition they might be on.)

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Ruling could force Americans to decrypt laptops [View all] Kablooie Jan 2012 OP

What if she says that she can't remember the key? Fool Count Jan 2012 #1

my guess would be yes... like if a reporter can't "remember" his/her source Tunkamerica Jan 2012 #2

Except a key is much easier to forget. caseymoz Jan 2012 #27

NDAA? The slippery slope. RKP5637 Jan 2012 #3

If they can tell the last time she accessed the drive hack89 Jan 2012 #38

Reminds me of a story I heard on the news limpyhobbler Jan 2012 #4

This nation is headed there ... RKP5637 Jan 2012 #6

Rec for this very important post - TBF Jan 2012 #5

Over in Freeperland they express the same outrage. Kablooie Jan 2012 #7

Yes - this has been very dangerous for dems to press on this TBF Jan 2012 #22

Even if only war spending ended, and first amendment issues were fixed, and pot were legalized, crikkett Jan 2012 #39

The problem is that all the other stuff would happen to under Paul - TBF Jan 2012 #43

Post removed Post removed Jan 2012 #45

Due to the strength of the MIC I don't think Paul would be able to cut the military, TBF Jan 2012 #48

Excellent point - can't allow Social Security to be privatized under Paul or anyone. crikkett Jan 2012 #52

Really? I see SS as headed for the chopping block TBF Jan 2012 #53

Yes, I do too, Obama made reference to it in the SOTU tonight dreamnightwind Jan 2012 #64

He's been saying it since his first SOTU - TBF Jan 2012 #65

Ron Paul Athena66 Jan 2012 #57

Very good point. nt TBF Jan 2012 #60

Except when comes to religion, gays and family planning. MidwestTransplant Jan 2012 #29

I suspect it won't stand zipplewrath Jan 2012 #8

They compare it to handing over the keys to a safe. Kablooie Jan 2012 #13

Last week I would have thought that the Court would hold with the "keys to the safe" theory. Pab Sungenis Jan 2012 #17

Good points suffragette Jan 2012 #31

You can zipplewrath Jan 2012 #18

Seems a combination to a safe is an accurate analogy. Kablooie Jan 2012 #19

Well to take it further though they "can" crack the safe open cstanleytech Jan 2012 #20

Because it's material. caseymoz Jan 2012 #30

Except the safe protects something material, not just ideas. caseymoz Jan 2012 #28

More like 'force you to translate a text into another language'. AtheistCrusader Jan 2012 #40

Bingo. Pab Sungenis Jan 2012 #46

That's why I keep anything truly incriminating in the most secure location ever. hobbit709 Jan 2012 #9

A nice baseball bat can crack that easily. Kablooie Jan 2012 #10

But it destroys the data at the same time. hobbit709 Jan 2012 #11

But you still might get a home run. Kablooie Jan 2012 #12

Ah, but they're getting very good with MRI's now. caseymoz Jan 2012 #32

Need two passwords bakpakr Jan 2012 #14

Won't work ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2012 #25

They'll say it's destroying evidence, then. caseymoz Jan 2012 #33

But you can do encryption within encryption. AtheistCrusader Jan 2012 #41

A better idea is to use a layered encryption tool like Truecrypt. Xithras Jan 2012 #63

HIPAA greymattermom Jan 2012 #15

They'd ignore it Sgent Jan 2012 #37

Gotta read the whole article, where... TreasonousBastard Jan 2012 #16

ah yes, another appointee by moron* comes back to haunt us. nt Javaman Jan 2012 #21

Damn people; greiner3 Jan 2012 #23

Secret partitions are fairly easy to find ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2012 #26

If it's governed by warrant, I can see the argument. phantom power Jan 2012 #24

Forget storing data on the hard drive. RC Jan 2012 #34

Micro SD cards now go up to 64 GBytes FarCenter Jan 2012 #35

Sometimes better yet, for that very reason. RC Jan 2012 #36

Pay attention, 007: Wi-Fi cufflinks perfect for a spy FarCenter Jan 2012 #50

How many of us even have shirts suitable for a tie? RC Jan 2012 #51

When making my annual Christmas trip to the mall, I saw some French cuff shirts FarCenter Jan 2012 #66

Why go to all that trouble? Kablooie Jan 2012 #44

"I forgot." nt bemildred Jan 2012 #42

That's gonna be appealed. n/t TygrBright Jan 2012 #47

They can pry my 'key' from my cold dead hands... BadtotheboneBob Jan 2012 #49

Well I "find and conclude" a2liberal Jan 2012 #54

Just call it what it is..."A POLICE STATE" leenick1 Jan 2012 #55

I forgot my password ThoughtCriminal Jan 2012 #56

They'll just Athena66 Jan 2012 #58

Was computer in obvious recent use? localroger Jan 2012 #59

What if there IS something incriminating on the laptop? Fearless Jan 2012 #61

what part of 'not forced to incriminate oneself' does fucknut not understand? Warren Stupidity Jan 2012 #62