In light of the Patriot Act and the revocation of Right of Habeas Corpus, this struck me as a huge win for Freedom of Speech: which includes the Right to not disclose passwords to govt' agents!

In light of the Patriot Act and the revocation of Right of Habeas Corpus, this struck me as a huge win for Freedom of Speech: which includes the Right to not disclose passwords to govt' agents! ( arstechnica.com )

submitted 2019-11-24T22:58 by xolotltlaloc

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xolotltlaloc 2019-11-24T23:01

FTA:

the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled this week: the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution bars people from being forced to turn over personal passwords to police.

Specifically:

Suspect can’t be compelled to reveal “64-character” password, court rules

CONCLUSION:

even if your password is not 64 characters, simply claim your password is 64 characters to invoke the right to not disclose.

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offender 2019-11-28T21:09

64 character sounds a lot like a 256-bit hash.

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