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Would a court order to type in your password to unlock encrypted files on your computer constitute a 5th Amendment violation against self-incrimination?
That's what the courts are trying to decide in this case.
WASHINGTON POST via MSNBC
In child porn case, a digital dilemma
U.S. seeks to force suspect to reveal password to computer files
January 16, 2008
The federal government is asking a U.S. District Court in Vermont to order a man to type a password that would unlock files on his computer, despite his claim that doing so would constitute self-incrimination.
The case, believed to be the first of its kind to reach this level, raises a uniquely digital-age question about how to balance privacy and civil liberties against the government's responsibility to protect the public.
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22672241/
That's what the courts are trying to decide in this case.
WASHINGTON POST via MSNBC
In child porn case, a digital dilemma
U.S. seeks to force suspect to reveal password to computer files
January 16, 2008
The federal government is asking a U.S. District Court in Vermont to order a man to type a password that would unlock files on his computer, despite his claim that doing so would constitute self-incrimination.
The case, believed to be the first of its kind to reach this level, raises a uniquely digital-age question about how to balance privacy and civil liberties against the government's responsibility to protect the public.
READ MORE
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22672241/