Ramona Fricosu Is Ordered By Judge To Decrypt Laptop In Bank Fraud Case
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DENVER -- A federal judge has ordered a woman to provide an unencrypted version of her laptop's hard drive in a ruling that raises the question of whether turning over a password amounts to self-incrimination.
Friscosu's attorney, Philip Dubois, says he plans to appeal Monday's ruling.
Prosecutors say allowing criminal defendants to beat search warrants by encrypting their computers would make it impossible to obtain evidence.
Civil-liberties groups across the country are opposing the government. They're calling it a test of rights against self-incrimination in a digital world.
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