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0 pointsjjallen1y ago0 comments

This is like not giving them the password to your phone which I thought was protected at least in the US. They’re both literally keys.

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onlypassingthru1y ago

Your password is sort of protected. A judge can hold you in prison for contempt for refusing to provide a password but there is an 18 month jail limit, at least in federal court.[0]

[0]https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/02/man-who-refused-...

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onlypassingthru1y ago

Your password is sort of protected. A judge can hold you in prison for contempt for refusing to provide a password but there is an 18 month jail limit, at least in federal court.[0]

[0]https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/02/man-who-refused-...

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