Remember folks: You must provide your password to authorities in the U.K. if told to. Failing to provide your password to authorities will get you convicted of a crime.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-45365464

#privacy #SelfIncrimination #tyranny

@matt
That's fucked up, good thing you can render it useless with encryption containers like LUKS
@architect Not so. The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act requires you to decrypt ANYTHING they ask WITHOUT a court order.
@matt
You can delete the LUKS headers, without which you're (at least by design) unable to decrypt the data any more. Of course that requires you had the time to anticipate such demands are coming your way.
@architect NOW you would be guilty of destruction of evidence, even in the US
@matt
No one can prove that it's not just part of your usual process. IANAL, but afaik it's not destruction of evidence if you're not currently involved in a legal dispute where that data's relevant either. So it can also be integrated into your regular routine to varying degrees
@architect I wouldn't test that theory myself...