Friday, February 24, 2012

The 5th Amendment goes digital.

via Instapundit:

LAPTOP DECRYPTION UPDATE: Eleventh Circuit Finds Fifth Amendment Right Against Self Incrimination Protects Against Being Forced to Decrypt Hard Drive Contents.

UPDATE: The guy is accused of possessing/transferring child pornography. So, that is pretty disgusting. Does that make anyone else less comfortable with the judge upholding his right not to decrypt?

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