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Old 06-10-2010, 10:58   #26
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Re: Man jailed over computer password refusal

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Originally Posted by frogstamper View Post
I'd guess the fifty days are purely for refusing to disclose the password, he won't do fifty days and then walk away, when his time is done he'll go before the judge once more and be asked again for the password, that is if they have not cracked it by then.
If he refuses, he'll get another fifty days...and so on.
He'll just do the fifty days. they won't keep going around in circles asking him for the password, and putting him away again if he won't or can't tell them.

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Originally Posted by speedfreak View Post
You mean "Spooks" isn't a documentary?

seriously though, I would have thought a password could be cracked though you make a good point, how can he be jailed. Like I said I found the story strange
What if you genuinely can't remember it? what if you had a piece of paper with a line of 50 characters hidden in a safe deposit box on the otherside of the world, that you said is the correct password that doesn't work when they go and bring it back?

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Originally Posted by LondonRoad View Post
I wonder if they've tried 'password123'
That's only got 11. this one's got 50 and might even work

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