Re: Should I encrypt servers at my home lab?
On 2025-10-05, Henrik Ahlgren <pablo@seestieto.com> wrote:
> Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> writes:
>
>> It won't help you against your government who will just compel you by
>> law to give up your passphrase. If your data's worth the prison time,
>> you're already in a threat category beyond what we can advise you on.
>
> This may be true in your location, but it is not the case in my home
> country, which has robust legal protections against self-incrimination.
> However, nothing prevents law enforcement from brute-forcing the
> passphrase, a method at which they are often successful.
>
The case law for biometric unlock in Germany is not so cut and dry.
But you're right to call out Andy for believing everyone is a Brit.
:-)
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