Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> http://sysnet.ucsd.edu/projects/staple/

  "Of course, if Alice got a warrant, then she could probably force Bob
to reveal the contents of the archive."

  I have always wondered about this. To what extent can authorities,
legally, pressure a suspect to reveal information that only he knows,
when this information would prove his guilt?

  For example, if authorities ask the suspect what is the decryption
password for a file, and the suspect says he can't remember it, can there
be any consequences? How do authorities prove that he is lying, that he
does remember perfectly, and is simply refusing to tell?

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                                                          - Warp

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