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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: El Dorado County, California
 
2012-01-24, 12:57

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Originally Posted by billybobsky View Post
Again. It isn't info *from* you. It is a password they are asking for. The password doesn't give them evidence of wrong doing that wasn't accessible from the terms of the warrant.
It all comes down to whether the password itself is considered protected information by the Fifth Amendment. As far as I know, at present it is considered protected because the act of disclosing it could reveal evidence that would incriminate one's self. It's a stretch, I'll admit, but to my understanding, that's the current legal precedent (until it is inevitably revised/clarified by the Powers That Be).
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