Recent searches
Search options
Irish police will have the power to compel people to provide passwords for electronic devices when carrying out a search warrant under new legislation.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57468750
This is a fundamental attack on basic human rights.
www.bbc.comIrish police to be given powers over passwordsNew legislation in the Republic of Ireland will compel suspects to give police their details.
Compelling someone to give up their password is a violation of personhood.
cyborgrights.euThe Universal Declaration of Cyborg Rights
Cyborg Rights are Human Rights.
cyborgrights.euThe Universal Declaration of Cyborg Rights
If we fail to enact constitutional legislation that acknowledges the sanctity of the extended self, we can kiss our personhood goodbye in the digital network age.
cyborgrights.euThe Universal Declaration of Cyborg Rights
@aral What could they do if you just say you forgot the password?
@Vurt_Konnegut Keep you locked up until you remember it?
In some jurisdictions, I hear folks have very good results from a swift blow with a blunt instrument to the knee.
While this is a law to take down, and depending on your theat model, only some forms of encryption offering plausible deniability are the answer. I know, I know, your passwords are something authorities should never ask for, but "the law" is quite different depending on where you are...