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by DanBC 2077 days ago
> The only defense against surveillance of communication channels is to make it technically impossible.

The UK has key disclosure requirements in RIPA. There's a 2 year prison sentence (5 years if it's a national security or child indecency case).

Key disclosure: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/part/III

Failure to comply with a notice: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/23/section/53
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Cantbekhan 2077 days ago
Such cases have yet to be ruled upon by the ECHR tho (to which the UK still adheres to this date).

Same issue as the US where the Supreme Court should still rule about this whole right to not incriminate yourself / remain silent by not revealing a password.

No such cases have reached those jurisdiction yet as far as I know?

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