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by ikeboy 3925 days ago
Do you have any passwords that would be embarrassing to you if they came out? Can you imagine someone that breaks the law might have an encryption password that was incriminating?
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15155 3925 days ago
That's actually an interesting thought:

If my password is "iKilledColonelMustardWithACandlestick" - and it's actually an incriminating fact, how does that factor into potentially self-incriminatory discovery?

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scintill76 3925 days ago
This sounds too much like something Barry Zuckerkorn would come up with, so maybe not a good idea. http://arresteddevelopment.wikia.com/wiki/Barry_Zuckerkorn
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Lawtonfogle 3925 days ago
What if it was for a very minor crime? Say you stole a quarter from a friend's home. Still a crime, no?
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wang_li 3925 days ago
They offer immunity for the crime exposed by the password and thus you are required to disclose.

So make sure that your password is an admission of whatever crime for which your phone contains evidence.

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ikeboy 3925 days ago
They offer immunity for the crime exposed by the password and thus you are required to disclose.

Does it work that way? Can you legally compel self-incriminating speech as long as you offer immunity?

If that was true, why wouldn't it be used all the time to incriminate other people? Currently they need to get the subject to agree to such a deal, or so the impression I get from the media is.

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