[swirepe]

>Same with all the plausible deniability with passwords etc, the judge can simple not believe you and put you in jail until you remember the password (even if you do not remember it).

In America, you can be compelled to surrender something you have, but not something you know.

So the jail you're waiting in while you remember you password is probably in Guantanamo Bay.

[ultrarunner]

If only Guantanamo Bay was the only detention center lacking in accountability.

Even still, race directors have even wider latitude for DQs. In the end I suppose it ultimately comes down to propensity for those in disagreement to riot.

[kmonsen]

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/02/man-who-refused-...

So it appears 18 months is max for currently for refusing to decrypt a drive, but it is under active court cases at the moment.

The important thing is that you are wrong, you can clearly be forced to surrender something you know.

Edit: The important part is not that you are wrong, but that the courts can put you in jail for refusing to disclose something you know.

[swirepe]

Thanks for the edit :)