• Possibly linux@lemmy.zip
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    2 months ago

    The don’t need to. They can just beat it out of you. In the kind of places where they can force you to hand over passwords it doesn’t matter.

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      2 months ago

      Beat what out of you? You already gave them a password that decrypts a specific file/volume/etc. If they want to beat you, they will beat you regardless of your possession of any encrypted materials.

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      2 months ago

      I get what you mean, I think in a realistic scenario this only work to circumvent some laws. if you are tortured by someone who know about this and don’t care about your life, then it’s meaningless.