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[CNET News.com] On the other side are civil libertarians citing other Supreme Court cases that conclude Americans can't be forced to give "compelled testimonial communications" and extending the legal shield of the Fifth Amendment to encryption passphrases. Courts already have ruled that such protection extends to the contents of a defendant's minds, so why shouldn't a passphrase be shielded as well?
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[SayUncle] SayUncle » Fifth amendment: Never heard of it: and extending the legal shield of the Fifth Amendment to encryption passphrases. Courts already have ruled that that such protection extends to the contents of a defendant’s mind, so why shouldn’t a passphrase be shielded as well?
[TechEye - Latest technology headlines] Court mulls if government can force you to decrypt your password ...: The Electronic Frontier Foundation argues that the Justice Department's request needs to be rejected because of the Fifth Amendment rights which says "no person...shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself."
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