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by sjy 2324 days ago
> And how can the police prove you wrong if you say you forgot where you placed it?

By producing other evidence that suggests that you’re lying (eg. metadata or witnesses suggesting that you recently entered the correct password). In this case the judge had to reject Rawls’ claim of lost memory in order to find him in contempt. Maybe the judge’s finding of fact was wrong, but that’s not what the case is about now.

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> By producing other evidence that suggests that you’re lying (eg. metadata or witnesses suggesting that you recently entered the correct password).

People have forgotten passwords in a matter of minutes in some cases. Not to mention, this guy has been held in prison for 4 years. Plenty of time to forget a password. Forget the password to an encrypted drive is a life sentence?