Monday, January 23, 2012

Judge: Americans can be forced to decrypt their laptops | Privacy Inc. - CNET News

Judge: Americans can be forced to decrypt their laptops | Privacy Inc. - CNET News: 'Public interests will be harmed absent requiring defendants to make available unencrypted contents in circumstances like these. Failing to compel Ms. Fricosu amounts to a concession to her and potential criminals (be it in child exploitation, national security, terrorism, financial crimes or drug trafficking cases) that encrypting all inculpatory digital evidence will serve to defeat the efforts of law enforcement officers to obtain such evidence through judicially authorized search warrants, and thus make their prosecution impossible.'

The same arguments apply exactly to compelling a defendant to testify!

High Court: Warrant Needed For GPS Tracking | Fox News

High Court: Warrant Needed For GPS Tracking | Fox News: 'The Supreme Court says police must get a search warrant before using GPS technology to track criminal suspects.'

This is some hope for the 4th amendment.