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Re: Judge orders defendant to decrypt PGP-protected laptop - CNET News


From: William Warren <hescominsoon () emmanuelcomputerconsulting com>
Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:48:21 -0500

On 3/3/2009 1:00 PM, tvlillard () msn com wrote:
Reference below is an interesting article concerning a Judge's order to decrypt of a harddrive.


Judge orders defendant to decrypt PGP-protected laptop - CNET News

URL: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10172866-38.html


Federal court orders defendant accused of having illegal data on his laptop to type in his PGP passphrase so 
prosecutors can access decrypted files.


Thanks
Terrence


this will go to the SCOTUS as this is a 5th amendment violation.


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