maybe the question isn't "should they", but "How can they?"
seriously, how can they force him to hand over a memory? It's intangible. Is torture legal in the USA at the moment? S. On Feb 3, 12:48 pm, "Ali, Saqib" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here is what LinkedIn users are > saying:http://www.linkedin.com/answers?extendQuestion=&askerID=8020129&gobac... > > This is in reference to the case where Sebastian Boucher has been > charged with possession of child pornography. And the federal > government is seeking to force Boucher to reveal password to computer > files. More > info:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/15/AR200... > > Most of the folks at LinkedIn said that NO. Since the password is part > of his memory, you can not force him to divulge that and incriminate > yourself. This right is described by the 5th amendment. And also how > do you know that he hasn't forgotten the password? > > However I think people are missing the fact that Boucher has already > incriminated himself by showing the content of his encrypted vault to > the Border police. So, naturally, in this particular case I think > Boucher should forced to hand over the encrypted the password. > > Please share your opinion here or on > LinkedIn:http://www.linkedin.com/answers?extendQuestion=&askerID=8020129&gobac... > _______________________________________________ > FDE mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED]://www.xml-dev.com/mailman/listinfo/fde _______________________________________________ FDE mailing list FDE@www.xml-dev.com http://www.xml-dev.com/mailman/listinfo/fde
