The penalty for not giving up keys is max 2 years in prison. Most offences that they're trying to use the encrypted data to use as prosecution evidence (for example, child pornography), have penalties that are way more than 2 years in prison.
If you're genuinely innocent, the 2 years is horrid. If you're actually guilty, it's a cheap way to serve your time.
It's a weird and perverse law that shouldn't exist, but it's likely in time the government will need to move the needle one way or the other, as habitual criminals are getting used to doing the maths.
If you're genuinely innocent, the 2 years is horrid. If you're actually guilty, it's a cheap way to serve your time.
It's a weird and perverse law that shouldn't exist, but it's likely in time the government will need to move the needle one way or the other, as habitual criminals are getting used to doing the maths.