06.06.2013 - 10:59 [ techdirt ]

Once Again, Courts Struggle With Whether Or Not Forcing You To Decrypt Your Computer Is Unconstitutional

For years, courts have gone back and forth over whether or not it‘s a 5th Amendment violation to force someone to decrypt their computer hard drives. Some have noted that it is a form of self-incrimination, and thus cannot be required, but others have ruled the other way. Not surprisingly, the Justice Department thinks there‘s no Constitutional issue and that judges should regularly require decryption.