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xaen wrote

Key Disclosure Law

within the united states your passwords are protected by the 5th amendment.

fyi at the border it's more of a grey area and they are trying to coerce and compel you to including some possible notion of holding the device for a week or so to inspect it before returning it. You still do not legally need give them the password or entry into the device.

keep in mind, fingerprints and other biometrics are not passwords and for a long time were not protected in the same way. In 2019 it was ruled in Cali to get the same protection, but I'm not sure how far that runs Link

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santorihelix wrote (edited )

From what I gather, judges usually rule key disclosure when the government already knows the information in the device and it's not for getting new evidence but making the evidence available to the court. In any case I don't think the cops can just lawfully request your key, like they can't search your house without a warrant on normal occasions. My question is what happens if you forgot your password for real? Is there any possibility for them to deny that you forgot it except rubber-hose cryptanalysis?

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_disclosure_law#United_States

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santorihelix wrote (edited )

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Rambler admin wrote

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