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		zhemao on Feb 13, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Man jailed 16 months, and counting, for refusing t... The difference is that the authorities can crack open a safe without the suspect cooperating. But it's virtually impossible to decrypt something without the receiving the key.

hysan on Feb 13, 2017 [–]

Unless it's something akin to a Da Vinci cryptex that destroys the contents when forced open. Just scaled up to modern day encryption levels.

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