The whole point of strong encryption is to prevent adversaries (including forensic scientists) from extracting any information without possession of the key.
If the key involves a password that you, a human, have memorized in your squishy pink organ, it's privileged under the Fifth Amendment. (This hasn't been tested in court yet, of course. There's no precedent to fall back on.)
JoeSmithson|6 years ago
It is exactly the same as when a confidential source gives up an address (for example) the source never gets into evidence.
CiPHPerCoder|6 years ago
If the key involves a password that you, a human, have memorized in your squishy pink organ, it's privileged under the Fifth Amendment. (This hasn't been tested in court yet, of course. There's no precedent to fall back on.)