[sph]

Well shit, this was my reason not to ever visit the US, but I live in Britain so I'm fucked anyway.

[jmclnx]

I wish I could laugh, seems the US, UK and Australia are in a competition to see who can out do each other.

What is it with English Speaking Countries ? I guess Canada is OK because of Quebec keeps them sane :)

[yamtaddle]

> What is it with English Speaking Countries ?

Legal systems based on common-law?

[louloulou]

Canada has the same shit, NZ too.

[upofadown]

Apparently not for the Canadian case:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_disclosure_law#Canada

[jmclnx]

>In a 2010 Quebec Court of Appeal case the court stated that a password compelled from an individual by law enforcement "is inadmissible and that renders the subsequent seizure of the data unreasonable

Quebec for the win :)

[ta1243]

France and Belgium also have similar laws backed by imprisonment

[ta1243]

Literally been like this for over 15 years, and people were sent to jail from 2009 onwards because of it

https://www.theregister.com/2009/11/24/ripa_jfl