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There is common sense, there is common decency, and there is the Law. As you must know, the law sometimes isn't sensible nor decent.

I think everyone here agree about the humane thing to do here: never ever force someone to either (i) incriminate herself, (ii) lying under oath, or (iii) risk contempt of court. Similarly, probably everyone here agree about the sensible attitude towards passwords: never force anyone to give hers.

But the letter of the Law isn't the same. And I think Boredguy8 was talking about the Law.




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