A federal appeals court has found a Florida man's
constitutional rights were violated when he was imprisoned
for refusing to decrypt data on several devices. EFF filed
an amicus brief under seal in this case, arguing that the
man had a valid Fifth Amendment privilege against
self-incrimination, and that the government's attempt to
force him to decrypt the data was unconstitutional. The
11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed, ruling that the
act of decrypting data is testimonial and therefore
protected by the Fifth Amendment.
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