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by kmonsen 1922 days ago
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.

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Thanks for the edit :)