Interesting People mailing list archives
Can you be compelled to give a password? [was: Police Blotter: Laptop border searches OK'd]
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 14:26:59 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: "Patrick W. Gilmore" <patrick () ianai net> Date: July 28, 2006 2:11:45 PM EDT To: dave () farber net Cc: "Patrick W. Gilmore" <patrick () ianai net>Subject: Can you be compelled to give a password? [was: Police Blotter: Laptop border searches OK'd]
On Jul 28, 2006, at 1:32 PM, David Farber wrote:
I don't believe it is a crime in any US Federal or State law, or in Canadian law, to set passwords and use encryption. In the US, I believe that a warrant would be necessary for law enforcement to ask for your password, but I don't know if you have to comply. IANAL.
That is a good question - Can you be compelled to give up a password? Would you mind posting it to IP, I am interested in the answer.
Seems there might be some 'self-incriminatory' arguments here. Perhaps even an "unreasonable search" argument. But IANAL.
-- TTFN, patrick ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
Current thread:
- Can you be compelled to give a password? [was: Police Blotter: Laptop border searches OK'd] David Farber (Jul 28)