Warp wrote:
> 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?

Under the US Constitution, the answer is quite clearly "never."  A 
defendant in a trial cannot be forced to testify against himself.

A corporation, on the other hand, has fewer rights than a person; a 
corporation's records are subject to subpoena, and records thus obtained 
can be admitted as evidence against the company.

Regards,
John
(who is not a lawyer)

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