They don't know what is on her computer, but she may have to let them in.
They are not asking for her password, because that would be illegal, they are just asking her to use it to unlock her computer and give it to them.
Thoughts. Mine are that if you are a criminal, a computer is not a good tool for you...and that if anyone ever decides to do crime old school without a computer, they have a much better chance of getting away with it now than ever.
Can someone repost the Griffith vid where privacy is being discussed with our fav. director.
Interesting case. Encrypting your data can make sense for protection against hackers stealing your financial or identity data. What can they do if you just say you forgot the password? Lie detector test?
Seems like the same rules for search warrants should apply here.
With cloud data storage and encryption, I imagine this is going to get big.
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This is a somewhat odd case given that the police claim to have seen something already on her computer. I'm of the opinion that the same rules should apply to this type of item as a house or car, you need probably cause and a warrant specifically for the discover and divlugence of encrypted information.
No fishing adventures onto people's hard drives, they need to have very good reason to believe there's something there, and even once they've established that, she should still have the right to stand behind the 5th amendment. Hold her in contempt (as we all know they would) for the rest of her life, if you want, but we have that right for a reason, and this type of divulgence should be protected by it in full.
