Posted 05/27/2009 at 02:02:08pm

Magistrate Judge Niedermeier found the PGP passphrase more akin to a
combination, because inputting the password would reveal that Boucher
actually knew the password. Whether people have a Fifth Amendment right
to keep their passwords private has been  london escort
in legal scholarship for a long time; this is the first published
decision to enter the fray. Don't think this settles the issue, though.
Magistrate judges are low on the totem pole, so expect this to be
appealed.
 
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