“The US government is fighting to keep a former police officer in prison because he claims not to be able to remember the code to decrypt two hard drives under investigation. The ex-cop has twice appealed the decision to detain him, once in federal court and once in the 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals. His lawyers argue that holding him breaches his Fifth Amendment right to not incriminate himself. The government is also arguing that, as Rawls didn’t use his Fifth Amendment rights in his initial appeal he can’t try to use that defense now.”
Read more: https://www.theregister.co.uk/AMP/2017/08/30/ex_cop_jailed_for_not_decrypting_data/
Related posts:
Inside a Chinese Bitcoin Mine
The latest casualty in the global pension catastrophe is…
11 Years After 9/11, It's Time to End the War on Terror
‘Drug free’ advocate: I smoked pot in college, of course
Brzezinski: ‘Global Political Awakening’ Making Syrian War Difficult
Chinese Justice – Or Orwell Circa 2013?
Have gold miners missed the hedging boat?
Jim Rogers: "Sell Everything & Run For Your Lives?"
Study: Drugged Driving Laws Have Little Or No Impact On Traffic Deaths
Jeffrey Tucker: Bitcoin Thwarts America's Roman Decline
Parody a police officer on Twitter, go to jail in America
Harvard Economist: 'No Doubt, Pensions Are Screwed'
Humorless Ohio AG mugs ‘prescription’ coffee cup
Google: Gmail users ‘have no legitimate expectation of privacy’
Burrito Company Offers Bond Giving Investors A Free Burrito Every Week