Mark,
Refusing to cooperate with the police is not generally a crime. There are some exceptions - RIPA Pt III and Terrorism Act 2000 s 38B. But even David Blunkett et al didn't quite manage to turn us into a police state and to put in place a more general legal demand, though of course all good citizens should do their civic duty.
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Hi all
So I now see what this guy is suspected of, having earlier missed the original part of the thread.
Previously I mentioned (police) triangulation from other actions to try to determine what is in the encrypted data. Presumably this has happened.
I'm no criminal lawyer, let alone a lawyer, but while we are all thinking about data protection aspects, isn't there another legal mechanism open, withholding evidence?
And if this is available, is it proportionate to what the alleged crime might be?
regards
mark
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